Lamp bulb kit

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OBJECT TYPE: AUTOMOBILE/INCANDESCENT
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0147.002

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: EVEREADY MAZDA
LOCATION: Schenectady, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.4 GLASS & METAL CONSTRUCTION/.5 METAL CARRYING CASE

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.0 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height: 4.0 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: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Schenectady

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF KIT USED IN 1930S.
Canada: THIS KIT IS OF THE TYPE COMMONLY USED BY MOTORISTS IN CANADA, AS WELL AS USA & ABROAD.
Function: TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHTS, AND PROBABLY INTERIOR OR INDICATOR LIGHTS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SMALL LIGHTING KIT CARRIED BY MOTORISTS IN 1930S. ELECTRIC LIGHTING OF AUTOMOBILES WAS ACRITICAL FACTOR IN THEIR SAFE & PROLONGED USE. GENERAL ELECTRIC WAS AN EARLY LEADER IN THE DEV'T OF SPECIALTY LILGHTING FIXTURES, BOTH FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE & OTHER INDUSTRIES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 'EVEREADY/ MAZDA 63' STAMPED IN BLACK INK ON BULB COLLAR..2 'EVEREADY/ MAZDA 81/ 6-8 V' STAMPED IN BLACK INK ON COLLAR..3-.4 'FORD A/ TOP/ MAZDA/ + 1158 +/ 21&20 6-8 V' STAMPED IN BLACK INK ON COLLAR; 'MAZDA MADE IN U.S.A.' INCISED IN COLLAR. 'MAZDA MADE IN U.S.A.' & GE LOGO STAMPED IN BLACK INK ON GLOBE TOP..1-.4 'MAZDA/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.' INCISED IN COLLAR..5 CASE LID READS: 'EVEREADY/ MAZDA/ AUTOMOBILE LAMP KIT'; ON UNDERSIDE OF BASE: 'REFILL WITH EVEREADY MAZDA/ AUTOMOBILE LAMPS'
Missing: UNKNOWN. ANY OR ALL OF THESE BULBS MAY NOT BE ORIGINAL TO THIS KIT.
Finish: .1-.4 LAMPS HAVE CLEAR GLASS GLOBES; SMOOTH SILVER-TO-COPPER COLOURED METAL COLLAR & BASE, WITH BLACK TRIM/.5 CASE HAS DULL GREY-GREEN PEBBLE-TEXTURED EXTERIOR FINISH; BRIGHT PLATED INTERIOR. BLUE & RED TEXT ON CASE EXTERIOR.
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co. Ltd., Lamp bulb kit, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1996.0147, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0147.002/

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