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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1915–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2898.009

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: National Mazda Miniature/Mazda C
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 9
Total Parts: 9
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: cardboard box and inserts

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.0 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height: 7.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: circa 1915+
Canada: Unknown
Function: A storage and display container for lamp bulbs,.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: White and blue lettering on front reads 'NATIONAL/ MAZDA/ MINIATURE/ MAZDA C/ The Quality Lamp/ NATIONAL LAMP WORKS/ OF GENERAL ELECTRIC'/ Blue lettering on box reads 'National MAZDA Lamps are/ always first in high quality, eff-/ ciency and satisfaction.' And 'National MAZDA Lamps are/ made in many sizes ana styles to fit/ any socket and fill any lighting need'; blue, white and red label reads 'FEDERAL'/ Blue lettering on top reads 'MADE IN U.S.A./ The lamps contained herein are manufactured by the NATIONAL LAMP WORKS/ of General Electric Company, which sells its MAZDA Miniature lamps to consumers and/ retail dealers exclusively through its own branches and agents holding written agency/ appointments from it.'; blue 'Mn 795 C' printed on flap/ Blue lettering on underside reads 'MADE IN U.S.A./ The lamps contained herein are made under the following Letters/ Patent of the United States:/ [see Patents for list of patent dates]/ The trade marks appearing hereon and on the lamps contained herein/ are the property of the GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY.'/ White and blue lettering on one end reads 'NATIONAL/ MAZDA/ MINIATURE/ The Quality Lamp'/ White, blue and black lettering on other end reads 'NATIONAL MAZDA/ MINIATURE/ NO. IN BOX 5/ VOLTS AMP. ' and 'BULB G 12/ BASE MED./ FINISH / DESC. MAZDA C/ THE QUALITY LAMP'
Missing: Top missing
Finish: Blue and buff or white exterior, natural interior
Decoration: White striping and General Electric "GE' logos on front/ Drawings off lamp bulbs on back and label, and end.

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General Electric Co., Box, circa 1915–1920, Artifact no. 1992.2898, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2898.009/

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