light bulb
Object NameLightbulb Prototype with Double Loop Carbon Filament
Manufacturerprobably
General Electric Company
(f. 1892)
Made FromGlass, Metal, Carbon Filament
Date1906
Place Madeprobably United States, OH, Cleveland
TechniqueMachine-made
SizeOverall H: 11.5 cm, Diam (max): 6 cm
Accession Number2022.4.14
Credit LineGift of GE Lighting, a Savant Company
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionLight bulb Prototype with Double Loop Carbon Filament. Colorless glass, metal, carbon filament; machine-made. Pear-shaped light bulb with pulled glass point on top. Bulb has carbon filament and exposed wiring, but is missing metal skirt and base. Paper label affixed to front inscribed, "Exhausted [illegible] / dry [illegible] air 2d & 3d. / time with P2O5 / Jan 4-06 JWA / . . .".Provenance
Source
GE Lighting, a Savant Company
- 2022-07-06
Bulb was in the possession of GE Lighting from production until donation to CMoG
Bulb was in the possession of GE Lighting from production until donation to CMoG
about 1910
