General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.4 GLASS & METAL CONSTRUCTION/.5 METAL CARRYING CASE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

13.0 cm

Width

6.5 cm

Height

4.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Lighting Technology

Category

Lamp bulbs

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Electric

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Schenectady

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF KIT USED IN 1930S.

Canada

THIS KIT IS OF THE TYPE COMMONLY USED BY MOTORISTS IN CANADA, AS WELL AS USA & ABROAD.

Function

TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHTS, AND PROBABLY INTERIOR OR INDICATOR LIGHTS.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF SMALL LIGHTING KIT CARRIED BY MOTORISTS IN 1930S. ELECTRIC LIGHTING OF AUTOMOBILES WAS ACRITICAL FACTOR IN THEIR SAFE & PROLONGED USE. GENERAL ELECTRIC WAS AN EARLY LEADER IN THE DEV'T OF SPECIALTY LILGHTING FIXTURES, BOTH FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE & OTHER INDUSTRIES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 'EVEREADY/ MAZDA 63' STAMPED IN BLACK INK ON BULB COLLAR..2 'EVEREADY/ MAZDA 81/ 6-8 V' STAMPED IN BLACK INK ON COLLAR..3-.4 'FORD A/ TOP/ MAZDA/ + 1158 +/ 21&20 6-8 V' STAMPED IN BLACK INK ON COLLAR; 'MAZDA MADE IN U.S.A.' INCISED IN COLLAR. 'MAZDA MADE IN U.S.A.' & GE LOGO STAMPED IN BLACK INK ON GLOBE TOP..1-.4 'MAZDA/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.' INCISED IN COLLAR..5 CASE LID READS: 'EVEREADY/ MAZDA/ AUTOMOBILE LAMP KIT'; ON UNDERSIDE OF BASE: 'REFILL WITH EVEREADY MAZDA/ AUTOMOBILE LAMPS'

Missing

UNKNOWN. ANY OR ALL OF THESE BULBS MAY NOT BE ORIGINAL TO THIS KIT.

Finish

.1-.4 LAMPS HAVE CLEAR GLASS GLOBES; SMOOTH SILVER-TO-COPPER COLOURED METAL COLLAR & BASE, WITH BLACK TRIM/.5 CASE HAS DULL GREY-GREEN PEBBLE-TEXTURED EXTERIOR FINISH; BRIGHT PLATED INTERIOR. BLUE & RED TEXT ON CASE EXTERIOR.

Decoration

N/A