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Object NameBlue Photoflash Bulb

Manufacturer General Electric Company (f. 1892)

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

Dateabout 1950

TechniqueMachine-made

SizeOverall H: 6.4 cm, Diam (max): 3.5 cm

Accession Number2022.4.30

Credit LineGift of GE Lighting, a Savant Company

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Place Made

United States

Physical DescriptionBlue Photoflash Bulb. Colorless glass covered in a transparent blue plastic film, metal, metal wire (likely magnesium or aluminum) and filaments; machine-made. Transparent blue ovoid bulb with unthreaded metal base and filaments. Filaments surrounded by web of thin metal wire (likely magnesium or aluminum.
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