Bulb, tungar

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OBJECT TYPE: BATTERY CHARGER
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0708.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 189048
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 GLASS WITH BRASS BASE, TUNGSTEN FILAMENT, CERAMIC PART/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.0 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 10.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Servicing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1945 +
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING AT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE IN TORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.
Function: COMPONENT OF AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY CHARGER, SERVING AS RECTIFIER.
Technical: GENERAL ELECTRIC TUNGAR BULB SOONBECAME WORKHORSE OF BATTERY CHARGING FIELD FOR SMALL AUTO-ELECTRIC SHOPS. IT PROVIDED STABLE & RELATIVELY LONG LIFE PERFORMANCE WITH RELATIVELY HIGH OUTPUTS, HIGHER THAN THOSE AVAILABLE PREVIOUSLY (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 INCISED LETTERING ON BASE READS "H GE [LOGO] B" & "Tungar Cat. No. 189048/ Made in Canada"/.2 "GENERAL GE [LOGO] ELECTRIC/ TUNGAR BULB/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO LTD/ TORONTO CANADA" & "GENERAL GE [LOGO] ELECTRIC/ TUNGAR/ BULB/ CAT. 189048/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO LTD/ TORONTO CANADA"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; BRASS COLOURED BASE; BLACK CERAMIC/.2 NATURAL BROWN CARDBOARD
Decoration: .2 BLUE STRIPING & GE LOGOS

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Bulb, tungar, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1997.0708, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0708.001/

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