Carbon Filament Lamp

Description (Brief):

This lamp has an Edison base but the stem press is more like those made by Mather Electric Company.

Date Made: ca 1883

Maker: Mather

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.318636Catalog Number: 318636Accession Number: 232729

Object Name: incandescent lampOther Terms: Lighting Devices; Edison; Horseshoe; Carbon

Measurements: overall: 12.5 cm x 5.2 cm; 4 29/32 in x 2 1/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-16dc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_704748

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