light bulb
Datelate 19th-early 20th Century
Inventory Number1997-1-1785
ClassificationLight Bulb
Subject
Maker
Consolidated Electric Lamp Company
ca. 1880 - 1920
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions12.5 x 6 cm (4 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Material
DescriptionA straight-sided, clear glass bulb with a pointed tip and with a carbon filament that makes two loops held directly by the glass base and a metallic clip between the loops. A printed label inside the filament's glass base reads, in part, "Consolidated...Co. ...Quar...Patents." The bulb has a metal, screw-type mount with some corrosion.
Signedprinted on paper label inside filament base: CONSOLIDATED ELEC. LAMP CO.
Curatorial RemarksCleaned with water/alcohol/ammonia solution.
FunctionA standard bulb of the early 1900s before tungsten.
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