Experimental Short Arc Lamp

Description (Brief):

Original mini-arc lamp with argon and iodine. The quartz envelope uses uranium glass for graded seals.

Date Made: ca 1960

Maker: Fridrich, Elmer G.

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: from Elmer G. Fridrich

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1996.0147.28Accession Number: 1996.0147Catalog Number: 1996.0147.28

Object Name: discharge lamp

Measurements: overall: 5 in x 1 in; 12.7 cm x 2.54 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-a6d1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_750974

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