Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: TUNGSTEN/VACUUM/6V/30A/TUBE/SCREW
DATE: 1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0859.001

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: TUNGSTEN FILAMENT/ GLASS BULB & STEM/ BRASS BASE/ NICKEL LEADS/ DUMET LEADS THROUGH SEAL/ COPPER LEADS FROM BASE TO SEAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 29.4 cm
Width: 7.7 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: MEASURING/ HEAT
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ETCHED ONTO TOP OF BULB IN CIRCULAR FASHION IS: 'PYROMETER MADE IN U.S.A. BASE DOWN 30A 6V GE'/ HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK ON STEM IS: '86 7424'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR GLASS TUBULAR BULB/ CLEAR GLASS STEM & SHORT ROD/ BRASS COLOURED BASE/ BLACK CONTACT RING/ FILAMENT IS APPROX. 45mm LONG & IS HELD BETWEEN HEAVY NICKEL LEADS/ FILAMENT HAS A KINK IN IT APPROX. 12mm FROM ONE END/ HEAVY NICKEL LEADS ARE HELD IN POSITION BY TWO METAL SUPPORTS SET INTO GLASS ROD
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1963, Artifact no. 1992.0859, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.0859.001/

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