light bulb
Object NameStandard Edison Type Bulb with Double Loop Carbon Filament
Manufacturer
Edison General Electric Company
Made FromGlass, Metal, Carbon Filament
Date1898
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueHand-made
SizeOverall H: 12.5 cm, Diam (max): 6.5 cm
Accession Number2022.4.25
Credit LineGift of GE Lighting, a Savant Company
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionStandard Edison Type Bulb with Double Loop Carbon Filament. Colorless glass, metal, carbon filament; hand-made. Teardrop-shaped bulb with thin carbon wire filament. Bulb has threaded metal base.Provenance
Source
GE Lighting, a Savant Company
- 2022-07-06
Bulb was collected by GE Lighting employees for product comparison and left behind in laboratories, or potentially acquired from Thorn Lighting Ltd., a London-based lighting manufacturer, when GE Lighting acquired a portion of the company in 1990.
Bulb was collected by GE Lighting employees for product comparison and left behind in laboratories, or potentially acquired from Thorn Lighting Ltd., a London-based lighting manufacturer, when GE Lighting acquired a portion of the company in 1990.
about 1910
