Experimental Compact Fluorecent Lamp

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Description (Brief):

Experimental Solenoidal Electric Field lamp with internal coil. Air-core coil, not a ferrite, energizes the gas.

Date Made: ca 1975

Maker: Anderson, John M.

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: from General Electric Corporate Research & Development Laboratory

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1998.0050.18Accession Number: 1998.0050Catalog Number: 1998.0050.18

Object Name: fluorescent lamp

Measurements: overall: 6 1/4 in x 4 in; 15.875 cm x 10.16 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8f85-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_751186

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