Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: TUNGSTEN/GAS/BAYONET BASE/AUTO
DATE: 1936
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0737.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse
MODEL: 2530
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS BASE/ GLASS ENVELOPE/ METAL FILAMENT

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.5 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Automotive parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Westinghouse
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1936
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS &SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING AT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE IN TORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.
Function: LAMP FOR AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHTS
Technical: EARLY TWIN FILAMENT HEADLAMP PRECISELY CALIBRATED FOR PRE-FOCUSSING, DESIGNED TO RESPOND TO INCREASING PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT HEADLIGHT GLARE BY MINIMIZING GLARE WHILE STILL PROVIDING INCREASINGLY HIGHER LEVELS OF HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION NEEDED BY MID 1930'S (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LOGO ON GLASS READS "WESTINGHOUSE/ MAZDA/ 2530"/.2 FAINT WHITE LOGO APPEARS TO BE SAME AS.1
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: TIN-PLATED BASE/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS
Decoration: N/A

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