Lamp bulb, discharge
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MERCURY/250W/OVATE/SCREW
- DATE
- 1965
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1695.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric
- MODEL
- H250A37-5
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS, METAL, CERAMIC, INNER TUBE IS QUARTZ
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 20.6 cm
- Width
- 9.0 cm
- Height
- 9.0 cm
- 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
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
LIGHTING/ SPECIAL/ OUTDOOR/ USED FOR INDUSTRIAL & STREET LIGHTING - Technical
-
THIS SHAPE OF BULB WAS NEW C.1964, & WAS 1ST INTRODUCED IN 175W & 250W SIZES/ MERCURY VAPOUR LAMPS 1ST USED IN NORTH AMERICA IN 1934/ VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SEAL, ELECTRODES, BULB DESIGN ETC. LED TO THESE LAMPS BECOMING VERY POPULAR IN THE 1950'S/ MERCURY LAMPS ARE MORE EFFICIENT & HAVE LONGER LIFE THAN INCANDESCENTS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON BULB 'GENERAL ['GE' LOGO] ELECTRIC/ BONUS LINE/ MERCURY/ H 250 A37.5/ 17'/ STAMPED IN BASE 'JFMAMJJASOND 1234567890'/ HYDRO # HANDPAINTED '829'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- CLEAR, COLOURLESSBULB, SILVERTONE PTS INSIDE/ GOLDTONE & BLACK BASE
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Electric, Lamp bulb, discharge, circa 1965, Artifact no. 1992.1695, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1695.001/
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