Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: TUNGSTEN/VACUUM/60W/115-113-111V/STRAIGHT/SCREW
DATE: 1910–1914
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0828.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: 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: TUNGSTEN FILAMENT/ GLASS BULB, BUTTON & STEM/ METAL (BRASS?) BASE/ NICKEL LEADS/ PLATINUM LEADS THROUGH SEAL/ FIBER LEADS SEPARATOR/ PAPER STEM INSERT

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.8 cm
Width: 7.8 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: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

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

Details

Markings: STAMPED INTO BASE SKIRT IS: '-PAT. NOV. 8 1904 NOV.22.1904-'/ BLACK ON WHITE OVAL PAPER STICKER READS: 'WESTINGHOUSE TUNGSTEN 60 WATT 115 113111 V'/ WHITE ON RED OVAL PAPER STEM INSERT READS: 'THIS LAMP IS GUARANTEED AS TO PATENTS', THIS SUPERIMPOSED OVER LETTER 'W'/ STAMPED ON STEM PRESS IS: '63'
Missing: N/A
Finish: LAMPS BULB IS 2/3 CLEAR GLASS WITH A FROSTED BOWL/ CLEAR GLASS BUTTON & STEM/ BRASS COLOURED SKIRTED BASE/ BLACK RING BELOW SKIRT/ VENT HOLE IN UNDERSIDE OF SKIRT/ BLACK CONTACT RING/ FILAMENT HAS SIX LOOPS & SIX SUPPORTS AT TOP & FIVE AT BOTTOM/ WHITE LEADS SEPARATOR/ RED ON WHITE PAPER STEM INSERT
Decoration: N/A

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Westinghouse, Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1910–1914, Artifact no. 1992.0828, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0828.001/

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