Linear Incandescent Lamp
Linear Incandescent Lamp
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- Description (Brief)
- GE incandescent Lumiline lamp, white-coated, ca. 1936. Characteristics: Double-ended with steel disc-bases. C-8 tungsten filament, with glass-bead insulated support-hooks attached to a spine paralleling the filament. Spine is crimp-connected to lead on one end, other end has a glass-bead insulator connecting to lead. Filament is crimp-connected to a support hook / lead prior to this insulator. Tubular envelope, coated with a white enamel finish. White Lumilines were replaced by fluorescent lamps for most uses.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- incandescent lamp
- date made
- ca 1936
- Maker
- General Electric
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 1 in; 30.48 cm x 2.54 cm
- ID Number
- 1997.0388.52
- accession number
- 1997.0388
- catalog number
- 1997.0388.52
- Credit Line
- from General Electric Lighting Company, thru Terry K. McGowan
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Energy & Power
- Electric Lamps
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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