Experimental Incandescent Lamp

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Description (Brief):

Experimental incandescent lamp, U.S. Patent # 317676. The radiator consists of two corrugated copper ribbons.

Date Made: ca 18851880

Maker: Sawyer, William E.

Location: Currently not on view

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: EM.308596Catalog Number: 308596Accession Number: 89797Patent Number: 317676

Object Name: incandescent lampObject Type: Patent Model

Measurements: overall: 9 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in; 24.765 cm x 6.0325 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-76af-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1273389

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