General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CARBON FILAMENT/ GLASS BULB & STEM/ BRASS BASE/ FIBER LEADS SEPARATOR/ PAPER STEM INSERT/ 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

12.4 cm

Width

6.0 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

SUNBEAM

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

LIGHTING/ GENERAL/ DIFFUSED

Technical

GEM IS STRONG & SIMPLE FILAMENT WITH ADVANTAGES OVER THE NERNST & OSMIUM LAMPS, EASIER TO PRODUCE, DURABLE, LOW COST/ FILAMENT PRODUCED IN NEW TYPE OF ELECTRIC RESISTANCE FURNACE USING TEMP OF 3500 C/ WITH ITS RISINGTEMPERATURE COEFFICIENCY GEM COULD STAND VOLTAGE VARIATIONS BETTER THAN ORDINARY CARBON LAMPS

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK ON STEM IS: 'G 116x'/ RED ON WHITE PAPER STEM INSERT READS: 'SU[NBEAM] REGIS[TERED]'/ BLACK ON WHITE PAPER STEM INSERT HAS OUTLINE ON LAMP IT READS: '"PAT 1896 [?] 1910 19[?]'/ ON BULB IS A CIRCULAR STICKER WITH A RED RISING SUN WITH SUN RAYS ON IT, PRINTED ON IT IN BLACK IS: 'SUNBEAM GEM'/ AN OVAL PAPER STICKER ON BULB HAS PRINTED IN BLACK ON IT: 'VOLTS', & HANDWRITTEN BELOW IT IS: '114 112 110'

Missing

N/A

Finish

FROSTED BULB/ FROSTING IS WORN & MISSING IN SEVERAL SPOTS/ BRASS COLOURED BASE/ BLACK CONTACT RING/ TWO SEPARATE PAPER STEM INSERTS, ONE IS RED ON WHITE THE OTHER BLACK ON OFF WHITE/ TWO PAPER STICKERS ON BULB, ONE IS ROUND & IS BLACK & RED ON WHITE IN COLOUR, THE OTHER IS WORN & CRUMPLED AT TOP, OVAL IN SHAPE. BLACK ON WHITE IN COLOUR/ WHITE LEADS SEPARATOR

Decoration

N/A