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Object NameSnowball Lamp in Original Box

Manufacturer General Electric Company (f. 1892)

Made FromGlass, Styrofoam, Metal, Filaments, Cardboard

Dateabout 1950-1960

TechniqueMachine-made

Size(a) Lamp H: 7 cm, Diam (max): 5.4 cm; (b) Box H: 7 cm, W: 5.6 cm, D: 5.6 cm

Accession Number2022.4.19

Credit LineGift of GE Lighting, a Savant Company

Curatorial Area(s)

Science and Technology
Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

United States

Physical DescriptionSnowball Lamp in Original Box. (a) Amber-tinted colorless glass, metal parts and filaments, white Styrofoam balls; machine-made. Spherical amber-tinted G14 colorless bulb with threaded metal base and filaments. Exterior of bulb coated in small white Styrofoam balls. (b) Original corrugated cardboard box with black and yellow printing.
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