Tungsten Filament Lamp
Tungsten Filament Lamp
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- Description (Brief)
- A third generation tungsten filament lamp with pear-shaped envelope. For use in street lighting on a series-circuit.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- incandescent lamp
- Other Terms
- Lighting Devices; Edison; Coiled; Metal
- date made
- ca 1915
- maker
- General Electric Company
- Measurements
- overall: 25 cm x 9.5 cm; 9 27/32 in x 3 3/4 in
- ID Number
- EM.307588
- catalog number
- 307588
- accession number
- 68492
- Credit Line
- from General Electric Company, Edison Lamp Works
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- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Energy & Power
- Electric Lamps
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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