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GE Mazda Photoflash Lamps

Object NamePhotoflash Bulb in Original Box

Series

Synchro-press No. 11

Manufacturer General Electric Company (f. 1892)

Made FromGlass, Metal, Metal Wire (likely magnesium or aluminum), Filaments, Cardboard

Dateabout 1945

TechniqueMachine-made

Size(a) Bulb H: 9.5 cm, Diam (max): 4.8 cm; (b) Box H: 9.9 cm, W: 5 cm, D: 5 cm

Accession Number2022.4.29

Credit LineGift of GE Lighting, a Savant Company

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Place Made

United States

Physical Description"GE Mazda Photoflash Lamps; Synchro-press No. 11" Photoflash Bulb in Original Box. (a) Colorless glass, metal, metal wire (likely magnesium or aluminum), filaments; machine-made. Teardrop-shaped bulb with threaded metal base and filaments. Filaments surrounded by web of thin metal wire. (b) Original corrugated cardboard box with blue and yellow printing.
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