Decorative Carbon Lamp
Decorative Carbon Lamp
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- Description (Brief)
- Carbon filament lamp with frosted envelope. For decorative use.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- incandescent lamp
- date made
- ca 1887
- maker
- Edison United Manufacturing Company
- Measurements
- overall: 6 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 15.875 cm x 6.35 cm
- ID Number
- 1997.0388.72
- catalog number
- 1997.0388.72
- accession number
- 1997.0388
- 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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