Standard Carbon Lamp

Description (Brief):

Typical carbon filament lamp tested at the National Bureau of Standards.

Date Made: ca 1905

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: from the U. S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1992.0342.04Catalog Number: 1992.0342.04Accession Number: 1992.0342

Object Name: incandescent lamp

Physical Description: carbon (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 12.065 cm x 6.35 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8ad2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_995729

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