Lamp bulb, incandescent
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- OBJECT TYPE
- carbon/16 CP/110V/single loop
- DATE
- 1912
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.3068.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Glass bulb; metal cap on base; carbon filament; ceramic (possible) part; paper label
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
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 6.7 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Lighting Technology
- Category
- Lamp bulbs
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Part of the OH collection. From the collection of Elihu Thomson, an important American engineer and inventor. (From Acquisitions Worksheet) - Function
-
To provide light (From Acquisitions Worksheet) - Technical
-
This is a rare lamp bulb, which featured a glass thread and is attached to a socket. The bulb was screwed to the socket as needed. When the artificial light was not necessary, the socket was used to connect other electrical appliances such as an iron. (From Acquisitions Worksheet) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Written in red ink on glass: "1720"/ Sticker on bulb : "16 C./ 110V/ 2 [illegible]"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- The bulb is colourless transparent glass and the base is a brass-coloured metal
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1912, Artifact no. 1992.3068, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.3068.001/
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