Tungsten Filament Lamp

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Object Details

maker

General Electric Company

Thomson-Houston Electric Company

Description (Brief)

Second generation tungsten lamp with Thompson-Houston base.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

from General Electric Lighting Company, thru Terry K. McGowan

date made

ca 1918

ca. 1918

ID Number

1997.0388.78

accession number

1997.0388

catalog number

1997.0388.78

Object Name

incandescent lamp

Measurements

overall: 5 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in; 14.605 cm x 6.985 cm

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Energy & Power

Electric Lamps

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-923c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_751145