Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: TUNGSTEN/GAS/115V/750W/STRAIGHT/MOGUL SKIRTED/SCREW BASE
DATE: 1912
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1704.001

MANUFACTURER: Sunbeam
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS; METAL, INCLUDING TUNGSTEN; CERAMIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 14.2 cm
Height: 14.2 cm
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: Sunbeam
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LIGHTING/ SPECIAL/ OUTDOOR/ USED FOR STREET LIGHTING ON MULTIPLE CIRCUITS, & FOR HIGH INTENTSITY LIGHTING IN SPORTS ARENAS, ETC.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY TYPE OF INCANDESCENT STREET LAMP/ AFTER ABOUT 1910 THE USE OF ARC LAMPS FOR STREET LIGHTING BEGAN TO DECLINE & INCANDESCENT LIGHTS SLOWLY TOOK OVER/ TUNGSTEN FILAMENTS INTRO. 1907 WERE VERY FRAGILE/ USE OF DUCTILE TUNGSTEN BEGAN 1910 - MADE LAMPS STRONGER & CHEAPER TO PRODUCE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON BULB '115V. 750W', 'SUNBEAM/ MAZDA/ HANDWRITTEN '185', '1912' &HYDRO NO. HANDPAINTED '185'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR, COLOURLESS BULB, SILVERTONE INNER PTS, BRASSTONE & BLACK BASE
Decoration: N/A

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Sunbeam, Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1912, Artifact no. 1992.1704, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.1704.001/

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