Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: CARBON/VACUUM/35CP/66A/STRAIGHT/BIPIN
DATE: 1903
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0517.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARBON FILAMENT/ FILAMENT IS OF CARBONISED SILK/ CARBON PASTE FILAMENT CONNECTIONS/ GLASS BULB & STEM/ METAL (BRASS?) BASE/ PAPER STEM INSERT/ PLATINUM LEADS AT SEAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.5 cm
Width: 7.9 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: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LIGHTING/ SPECIAL/ SERIES/ STREET LIGHTING
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: HANDWRITTEN IN INK ON STEM IS: '35. cp 5.5.3.1'/ ONE PAPER INSERT READS: 'JUNE.2.1903 N.P. 3972'/ OTHER INSERT IS VERY FADED, READS: 'JAN 13 91 444 530/ MAR 2094 515 808/ APR 16 95 537 493/ APR 16 95 537 [?]/ APR 28 [?], AND OTHERS'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR GLASS BULB & STEM/ UPPER PORTIONS OF STEM ARE OF BLUE GLASS/ BRASS COLOURED BASE & PINS/ UNDERSIDE OF BASE IS BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1903, Artifact no. 1992.0517, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.0517.001/

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