Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: TUNGSTEN/VACUUM/32CP/6.6A/STRAIGHT/T-H
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0868.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
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 & STEM/ PORCELAIN BASE/ BRASS OUTER & CONNECTION RING/ PLATINUM LEADS AT SEAL/ HEAVY COPPER LEADS/ 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: 18.6 cm
Width: 8.7 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: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LIGHTING/ GENERAL/ SERIES
Technical: VERY EARLY TUNGSTEN LAMP
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK ON STEM IS: '4 of 6 xd'/ PAPER STEM IS OBSCURED/ BLACK ON WHITE OVAL PAPERSTICKER READS: 'GE TUNGSTEN SERIES 32 C.P. 6.6 A.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR GLASS BULB & STEM/ BLUE GLASS PRONGS WHICH LEADS EMERGE FROM/ WHITE BASE/ BRASS COLOURED CENTER & CONTACT RING/ BLACK ON WHITE OVAL PAPER STICKER ON BULB/ WHITE LEADS SEPARATOR/ BLACK & RED ON OFF WHITE PAPER STEM INSERT/ SINGLE LOOP FILAMENT SUPPORTED BY GLASS ROD & METAL HOOK HANGING FROM TIP
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1910, Artifact no. 1992.0868, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0868.001/

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