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Object NameTeardrop-shaped Carbon Filament Bulb

Manufacturer Sawyer Man Electric Company

Made FromGlass, Metal, Carbon Filament

Dateabout 1886-1900

TechniqueMachine-made

SizeOverall H: 28.3 cm, Diam (max): 13 cm

Accession Number2022.4.18

Credit LineGift of GE Lighting, a Savant Company

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Place Made

United States, probably PA, Pittsburgh; United States, possibly NY, New York City

Physical DescriptionTeardrop-shaped Carbon Filament Bulb. Colorless glass, metal, carbon filament; machine-made. Teardrop-shaped light bulb with pulled glass point on top. Bulb has glass tubing on interior supporting carbon filament. Corrugated copper band secures glass base to bulb. Glass base has metal base with three bulbous plugs.
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