Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: CARBON/BROMINE/16CP/50V/PEAR/SCREW
DATE: 1894–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0201.001

MANUFACTURER: Waring Electric Co.
MODEL: NOVAK
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARBON FILAMENT/ GLASS BULB & STEM/ METAL BASE/ PLATINUM LEADS

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.2 cm
Width: 6.2 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: Waring
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LIGHTING/ GENERAL/ CLEAR
Technical: NOVAK LAMP USED SMALL AMOUNTS OF BROMINE INSTEAD OF HAVING A HIGH VACUUM/ BROMINE REDUCED BULB DISCOLOURATION/ BROMINE WAS EVENTUALLY USED UP AFTER SEVERAL HUNDRED HOURS OF BURNING/ IT LEFT A GOOD VACUUM/ USE OF BROMINE IN THIS WAY TERMED A 'GETTER'/ LAMPIS AN EXAMPLE OF FIRST USE OF A GETTER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LAMP.1 HAS A PAPER LABEL ON INTERIOR OF BASE WHICH STATES: "-7-93"
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR GLASS BULB & STEM/ BRASS COLOURED BASE/ BASE INTERIOR IS WHITE
Decoration: N/A

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Waring Electric Co., Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1894–1900, Artifact no. 1992.0201, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.0201.001/

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