Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: CARBON/VACUUM/110V/STRAIGHT/SCREW
DATE: 1900–1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0638.001

MANUFACTURER: ECONOMICAL ELECTRIC LAMP CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARBON FILAMENTS/ GLASS BULB & STEM/ METAL (BRASS?) BASE/ FIBER LEADS SEPARATOR/ FIBER PULL CORDS

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.9 cm
Width: 5.4 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: ECONOMICAL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LIGHTING/ GENERAL/ MULTI-LEVEL
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LARGEST OF TWO PAPER STICKERS ON BULB IS BLACK PRINTING ON WHITE BACKGROUND & READS: 'ECONOMICAL 8X1/2 PAT. 6, 1, 02 110V PAT. 6, 30, 03'/ SMALLERPAPER STICKER IS WHITE WITH A RED BORDER & HAS HANDWRITTEN IN PENCIL: '[3]0 W.29[?]'/ HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK ON STEM SEAL IS: 'Z1132'/ HANDWRITTENIN BLACK INK ON STEM IS: '5'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR GLASS BULB & STEM/ TWO SEPARATE FILAMENTS/ BRASS COLOURED BASE & BASE BUTTON/ BLACK CONTACT RING/ WHITE LEADS SEPARATOR/ TWO PAPER STICKERS ON BULB, THE SMALLER ONE HAS A RED BORDER, THE LARGER HAS BLACK PRINTING ON A WHITE BACKGROUND/ ON SIDE OF BASE IS A LEVER WITH A PULL CORD ON EACH SIDE/ PULL CORD IS TAN/ YELLOW IN COLOUR
Decoration: N/A

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ECONOMICAL ELECTRIC LAMP CO., Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1900–1915, Artifact no. 1992.0638, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0638.001/

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