Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: CARBON/VACUUM/150W/53V/PEAR/IRREGULAR
DATE: 1885–1888
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0540.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse Electric Co.
MODEL: Unknown
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: CARBONISED SILK FILAMENT/ GLASS BULB & STEM/ GLASS& COPPER BASE/ CORK LEADSSEPARATOR/ BASE INSUCATION IS FIBERBOARD/ PLATINUM LEADS THROUGH SEAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 29.0 cm
Width: 12.5 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: Westinghouse
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LIGHTING/ GENERAL
Technical: THIS LAMP DEVELOPED BY W. STANLEY WHO IN 1884 JOINED WESTINGHOUSE & DEVELOPED AN INCANDESCENT LIGHTING SYSTEM BASED ON HIS LAMP & AC TRANSFORMERS/ TRANSFORMERS 500V PRIMARIES CONNECTED IN PARALLEL, 500V ACROSSEACH/ LAMPS OPERATED IN MULTIPLE/ WITH A 10 TO 1 RATIO THIS GAVE A SECONDARY VOLTAGE OF 50V
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: IN RAISED LETTERS AROUND BASE IS: 'WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO.'/ FADED & WORN PAPER RECTANGULAR STICKER ON BASE READS: 'C.P. V.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR GLASS BULB, STEM & BASE/ COPPER PLATE IN UPPER PARTOF BASE/ FILAMENTS ARISE OUT OF FOUR GLASS TUBES WHICH IN TURN ARE AN EXTENSIONOF THE STEM/ UNDERSIDE OF BASE HAS THREE SCREW LOCK PINS PROJECTING FROM IT/ RED PAPER BETWEEN PINS & BASE
Decoration: N/A

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Westinghouse Electric Co., Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1885–1888, Artifact no. 1992.0540, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0540.001/

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