light bulb

Object Name5 Christmas Tree Light Bulbs

Manufacturer General Electric Company (f. 1892)

Made FromGlass, Metal, Stain

Date1909-1925

TechniqueMachine-made, assembled, stained

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number2011.4.100

Credit LineGift of Marvion E. and Esther D. Ashburn

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

United States

Physical Description(A) Colorless glass, metal, blue stain; machine-made, stained, assembled. Teardrop-shaped Christmas tree light bulb with small tip. Exterior of glass stained blue. (B) Colorless glass, metal, matte white stain; machine-made, stained, assembled. Teardrop-shaped Christmas tree light bulb with small tip. Exterior of glass stained white with matte finish. (C) Colorless glass, metal, blue and amber yellow stain; machine-made, stained, assembled. Teardrop-shaped Christmas tree light bulb with small tip. Exterior of glass stained blue and amber yellow. (D) Colorless glass, metal, red stain; machine-made, stained, assembled. Teardrop-shaped Christmas tree light bulb with small tip. Exterior of glass stained red. (E) Colorless glass, metal, silver gray and white stain; machine-made, stained, iridized, assembled. Teardrop-shaped Christmas tree light bulb with small tip. Exterior of glass stained dark silverish gray and white with matte iridized finish.
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