Display of Edison experimental light bulb filament

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Date Made: 1881

Maker: Hammer, William J.Edison, Thomas Alva

Place Made: United States: New Jersey, Edison, Menlo Park

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

Exhibition: Lighting a Revolution

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: from International Business Machines, Inc., William J. Hammer Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: EM.320526Catalog Number: 320526Accession Number: 241402

Object Name: Filamentslamp filament samples

Physical Description: carbon (?? material)glass (?? material)wood (frame material)Measurements: overall: 31 1/8 in x 28 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 79.0575 cm x 71.755 cm x 3.81 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-302a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_703492

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