Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: TUNGSTEN/VACUUM/40W/115-120V/TUBE/SCREW
DATE: 1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0779.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: TUNGSTEN FILAMENT/ GLASS BULB & STEM/ METAL (BRASS?) BASE/ NICKEL LEADS/ ALUMINUM CHANNEL/ DUMET LEADS THROUGH SEAL/ MOLYBDENUM WIRE SUPPORTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 29.5 cm
Width: 2.5 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: LIGHTING/ SPECIAL/ PICTURE/ SHOWCASE/ LINEAR
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ONTO BULB NEAR BASE ON LAMPS.1 &.2 IS: 'GE 40 WATT 120 VOLT'/ LAMP.1 HAS STAMPED ONTO BULB BY BASE: 'GE 40 WATT 115-125 VOLT'/ IN RAISEDLETTERS ON STEM ON.1 IS: '68', ON.2 IS: '82', ON.3 IS: '33'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR GLASS TUBULAR BULBS/ CLEAR GLASS STEMS/ BRASS COLOURED BASES & BASE BUTTONS/ BASE BUTTONS HAVE SOME SOLDER ON THEM/ V SHAPED CHANNEL RUNS LENGTH OF BULB/ GLASS BEADS ON CHANNEL HAVE WIRE FILAMENT SUPPORTS SET IN THEM/ U SHAPED WIRE WELDED TO THE CHANNEL CENTERS THE FILAMENT/ STEMS HAVE VENT HOLES IN THEM
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1958, Artifact no. 1992.0779, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.0779.001/

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