Integral compact fluorescent lamp

Description:

Between the two World Wars many large lamp makers attempted to control competition in the international electric lamp trade through organizations known as cartels. The demise of the Phoebus cartel after World War 2 resulted in the globalization of the market for electric lamps. The global nature of the market is easily seen by the wide array of compact fluorescent lamps available from manufacturers around the world.

This lamp was made in Korea for Feit Electric Company of Los Angeles around 1986. The lamp is made as an integral unit and is intended to replace an incandescent lamp. The arc tube is twisted into a spiral so as to give the lamp the long arc path needed for efficiency. A magnetic, coil-core ballast contained in the base housing controls the current passing through the lamp. Coil-core ballasts have been replaced by more efficient electronic ballasts in today's compact fluorescent lamps.

Lamp characteristics: medium-screw base-shell. The base insulator is part of the plastic skirt that houses a magnetic ballast and a neon-glow starter. A double-arch arc-tube contains two electrodes, a small amount of mercury and is coated with a phosphor. A clear, plastic cover protects the tube. Both the base skirt and the cover have slots for ventilation. Lamp rated at 18 watts. Received in original package.

Date Made: ca 1986Date Made: ca. 1986

Maker: Feit Electric Company

Place Made: South Korea

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Exhibition: Lighting a Revolution

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Related Web Publication: http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/

Related Publication: Jones, Robert; Marriott, Oliver. Anatomy of a Merger: A History of G.E.C., A.E.I., and English Electric, Lighting A Revolution

Credit Line: from Philips Lighting Co.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1997.0389.11Accession Number: 1997.0389Catalog Number: 1997.0389.11

Object Name: fluorescent lampdischarge lamp

Physical Description: plastic (overall material)glass (overall material)mercury (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 6 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in; 16.51 cm x 8.255 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8f93-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_751305

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