Tungsten Filament Lamp

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Description (Brief):

A coiled-tungsten filament lamp designed for use in the base-up position. Lamp has a pear-shaped envelope.

Date Made: ca 1914

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.307439Catalog Number: 307439Accession Number: 68276

Object Name: incandescent lampOther Terms: Lighting Devices; Edison; Coiled; Metal

Measurements: overall: 13 in x 19/32 in; 33.02 cm x 1.4986 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-3036-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_704520

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