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Edison-Mazda

Object NameLight Bulb with Coiled Coil Tungsten Filaments in Original Packaging
Manufacturer General Electric Company (f. 1892)
Made FromGlass, Metal, Tungsten Filaments, Cardboard
Dateabout 1923-1945
Place MadeUnited States, probably NJ, Harrison
TechniqueMachine-made
Size(a) Light Bulb H: 7.3 cm, Diam (max): 5.3 cm; (b) Packaging H: 9.3 cm, Diam (max): 6.6 cm
Accession Number2022.4.12
Credit LineGift of Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management
Not On View
Physical Description"Edison-Mazda" Light Bulb with Coiled Coil Tungsten Filaments in Original Packaging. Colorless glass, metal, tungsten filaments, cardboard; machine-made. Light bulb in original packaging. (a) Light bulb. (b) Corrugated paper packaging cylinder (yellow with blue print).
Provenance
Source Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management - 1991-07
This pair of bulbs is part of a group of 49 assorted objects donated to the Museum by Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management in July of 1991 (RR18576.1-.49). 24 objects in the group were accessioned in 1998, but this pair of bulbs had not yet been accessioned or disposed.
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