Experimental Incandescent Lamp

Description (Brief):

Experimental carbon filament lamp with electrode. This may be an Edison-effect lamp, forerunner to the radio tube.

Date Made: ca 1895

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York

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: 1997.0388.65Catalog Number: 1997.0388.65Accession Number: 1997.0388

Object Name: incandescent lamp

Measurements: overall: 5 in x 2 3/8 in x 3 3/8 in; 12.7 cm x 6.0325 cm x 8.5725 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-a8d7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_751132

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