Carbon Filament Lamp

Description (Brief):

Carbon filament lamp with tipless envelope. Designed by Herman J. Jaeger, lamp has an angled exhaust tube inside stem.

Date Made: ca 1910

Maker: Tipless Lamp Co.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

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

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Credit Line: from General Electric Lighting Company, thru Terry K. McGowan

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1997.0388.63Catalog Number: 1997.0388.63Accession Number: 1997.0388

Object Name: incandescent lamp

Measurements: overall: 4 7/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 12.3825 cm x 6.35 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-a7c6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_751130

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