Prototype Reflector Lamp

Description (Brief):

Reportedly the first ellipsoidal reflector lamp. See U.S. patent #4,041,344 issued to Frank LaGuisa.

Date Made: 1976

Maker: General Electric Company

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Work and Industry: Electricity, Energy & Power, Electric Lamps

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Credit Line: from General Electric Company, thru Frank LaGuisa

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1985.0410.01Accession Number: 1985.0410Catalog Number: 1985.0410.01

Object Name: incandescent lampOther Terms: Lighting Devices

Physical Description: glass (overall material)tungsten (filament material)Measurements: overall: 6 1/4 in x 3 3/4 in; 15.875 cm x 9.525 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-48f9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_714255

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