Lamp bulb, discharge
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MERCURY/TUBE/SCREW
- DATE
- 1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1696.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian General Electric Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS, METAL, CERAMIC, MICA
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 15.0 cm
- Width
- 4.5 cm
- Height
- 4.5 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
-
TYPE OF LAMP MADE & USED IN CANADA/ 1ST PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION OF MERCURY LAMPS IN CANADA HELD IN FRONT OF CGE EDISON LAMP WORKS 1934/ IN SAME YEAR ALONG THE GRAND BOULEVARD OF CANADIANNATIONAL EXHIBITION WESTINGHOUSE CO. DEMONSTRATED THEIR MERCURY LAMPS - Function
-
LIGHTING/ SPECIAL/ OUTDOOR/ DESIGNED TO BE USED IN STREET LIGHTING LANTERNS - Technical
-
THIS LAMP WAS INTENDED TO REPLACE THE 100W VACUUM LAMPS WHICH WERE BEING USED IN STREET LIGHTING LANTERNS (REF#1)/ MERCURY LAMPS WERE ALMOST TWICE AS EFFICIENT AS SAME WATTAGE INCANDESCENT LAMPS WHEN 1ST INTRODUCED/ THEY ALSO LASTED ALMOST 2000 HRS RATHER THAN 750-1000 HRS FOR INCANDESCENTS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- HANDWRITTEN ON STICKER '388'/ HANDPAINTED ON BASE & BULB '388'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- CLEAR, COLOURLESS BULB, SILVERTONE PTS INSIDE/ BASE IS SILVER-GREY & BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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Canadian General Electric Co., Lamp bulb, discharge, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1992.1696, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1696.001/
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