Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: METALLIC/660W/250W
DATE: 1897
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0524.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: NERNST LAMP
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLATINUM WIRE/ PORCELAIN BASE/ METAL, (BRASS?) BASE/ ZIRCONIUM OXIDE BURNERS/ COPPER CONNECTIONS

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.5 cm
Width: 9.7 cm
Height: N/A
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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LIGHTING/ GENERAL
Technical: NERNST LAMPS MORE EFFICIENT THAT CARBON BUT LESS THAN TUNGSTEN/ HAD INITIAL EFFICIENCY OF 5 LPW, CARBON WAS 3.5 LPW/ VARIOUS METAL OXIDES MIXED TOGETHER & FORMED INTO A GLOWER/ TO PREHEAT GLOWER A PLATINUM WIREUSED/ RESISTANCE OF GLOWER DECREASES AS CURRENT INCREASES SO A BALLAST USED AS STEADYING RESISTANCE IN SERIES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: IN RAISED LETTERS AROUND BASE IS: '660W 250V'/ PRINTED ON LOWER PORTION OF BURNER SUPPORT IS: '110V 8 AMP (?) PER'
Missing: No missing parts obvious.
Finish: UPPER PORTION OF BASE IS TARNISHED BLACK BRASS LIKE METAL/ LOWER PORTION OF BASE IS WHITE PORCELAIN WHICH WIDENS AT BASE TO ACT AS A STAND, HAS TWO SCREW HOLES & TWO COPPER CONNECTION PLATES. WHITE GLASS DETACHABLE GLOBE (now .002)
Decoration: METAL PIECE OF BASE HAS ON ITS LOWER SECTION A SERIES OF RAISED VERTICAL LINES SURMOUNTED BY A TENDRIL LIKE REPEATED CIRCULAR DECORATION/ ABOVE THIS DECORATION ARE FOUR SERIES OF HOLES, ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AS HEAT VENTS BUT ALSO SERVING A DECORATIVE FUNCTION

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1897, Artifact no. 1992.0524, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0524.001/

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