Tungsten Filament Lamp

Description (Brief):

A third generation tungsten filament lamp rated at 400 candle-power with 15 amperes current.

Date Made: ca 1915

Maker: General Electric Company

Location: Currently not on view

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

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Credit Line: from General Electric Company, Edison Lamp Works

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: EM.307590Accession Number: 68492Catalog Number: 307590

Object Name: incandescent lamp

Physical Description: tungsten (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12 in x 5 in; 30.48 cm x 12.7 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-6d2e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_995898

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