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OBJECT TYPE: lamp bulb/cardboard
DATE: 1910–1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2901.004

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse Lamp Co.
MODEL: Westinghouse Mazda
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: cardboard

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.2 cm
Width: 6.7 cm
Height: 14.3 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: Westinghouse
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: circa 1910-1915+
Canada: Unknown
Function: A storage and display container for lamp bulbs,.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on front an d back reads 'WESTINGHOUSE/ GUARANTEED/ BY THE NAME/ MAZDA LAMPS/ Lettering on underside reads 'The lamps contained herein are manufactured by the Westinghouse Lamp/ Company, which sells its Mazda/ and Metallized filament lamps exclusively/ through its own Branches and Agents direct to the Consumer except/ when such lamps are sold to Central Lighting/ Stations'/ Lettering on one side reads 'THIS CARTON CONTAINS/ FIVE/ 25 WATT/ 25 VOLT/ S 19 STRAIGHT SIDE/ BULB CLEAR/ WESTINGHOUSE/ MAZDA LAMPS' and on other side 'The lamps contained herein are/ made under the following Letters/ Patent of the United States:'see Patents for list of patent dates]
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Orange and black exterior/ natural interior
Decoration: White, black and orange illustration of lamp bulbs/ Westinghouse trade mark logos

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Westinghouse Lamp Co., Box, circa 1910–1915, Artifact no. 1992.2901, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2901.004/

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