Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: METALLIC/25W/115V/STRAIGHT
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1972.1298.002

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric
MODEL: EDISON MAZDA
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BASE & FILAMENT, GLASS BULB & STEM/ WRAPPINGS & BOX ARE CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.3 cm
Width: 6.0 cm
Height: N/A
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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: GENERAL LIGHTING
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE LETTERING ON BULB READS 'MAZDA'/ STICKER ON BULB READS: 'CGE/ 25W/ EDISON/ MAZDA/ 115V'/ ON BOX, PRINTED ON PICTURE, FRONT & BACK IS: 'His Only Rival/ MAZDA LAMPS'/ PICTURE ON SIDE OF BOX ALSO INCLUDES 'CANADIAN/ GENERAL ELECTRIC' & 'MADE IN CANADA'/ ALSO ON SIDE IS: 'EDISON/ MAZDA/ CANADIAN GENERAL/ ELECTRIC CO., Limited/ Toronto Winnipeg/ Montreal Calgary/ Halifax Victoria/ Ottawa Edmonton/ Cobalt Nelson/ S. Porcupine Vancouver'/ 'This/ Package' & 'contains/ 5 Lamps'/ STAMPED OVER IS '115V 25W'/ OTHER END READS: 'The Manufacture of these lamps is licensed under patents dated 1896, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916'/ ANOTHER SIDE READS 'EDISON MAZDA/ THE GUARANTEE OF EXCELLENCE'/ "IN INCANDESCENT LAMPS"/ ON OPPOSITE END READS: "NOTICE/ RETAIN LAMPS IN WRAPPERS UNTIL READY TO INSTALL IN SOCKETS./ HANDLE LAMPS WITH CARE SO AS TO AVOID EXCESSIVE JAR./ THE GREATEST CARE IS USED IN PACKING, AND IF LAMPS OR FILAMENTS ARE BROKEN, IT IS A POSITIVE EVIDENCE OF ROUGH HANDLING."
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR, COLOURLESS BULB WITH TIP/ GOLD-COLOURED BASE WITH BLACK TIP/ WRAPPINGS ARE PLAIN BROWN CORRUGATED CARDBOARD/ BOX IS BROWN WITH BLUE PRINTING
Decoration: ON BOTH SIDES OF BOX IS A DRAWING OF EARTH WITH THE SUN ON ONE SIDE AND A LIGHTBULB ON THE OTHER. THE CGE LOGO IS IN THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH, FOLLOWED BY 'EDISON'. A SMALLER VERSION OF THIS PICTURE APPEARS ON ONE END OF BOX.

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Canadian General Electric, Lamp bulb, incandescent, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1972.1298, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1972.1298.002/

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