Brush-Swan carbon lamp, c.1885

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: from Princeton University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, thru Dean Howard Menand

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: EM.318651Catalog Number: 318651Accession Number: 232729

Object Name: Light Bulbincandescent lampOther Terms: Light Bulb; Lighting Devices; Hawkeye?; Horseshoe; Carbon

Measurements: light bulb: 15 cm x 5.6 cm; 5 7/8 in x 2 3/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-17cc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_704734

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