carbon arc lamp
Date1920-1950
Inventory Number1996-1-0653
ClassificationLamp
Subject
Manufacturer
Carl Zeiss (company timeline)
founded 1846
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions33 x 39 x 22 cm (13 x 15 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionCarbon arc lamp with clockwork mechanism with cast aluminum base to fit triangular (Zeiss) profile optical bench. A manual shutter (shroud) controls the amount of light let through. There is a ventilation shaft on top. Rating: 55 Volts / 5 Amperes
Signedon plaque: CARL ZEISS / JENA
Inscribedon top: Wind up the clockwork, when renewing / the carbons!
Ernst Leitz (company)
Date: 1940-1950
Accessories: boxes of arc carbons (3)
Object number: 1997-1-0669
General Electric Vapor Lamp Company
Date: 1920-1935
Object number: 1997-1-0771
Louis Jules Duboscq
Date: 1860-1879, 1882-1885
Object number: 1996-1-0669
Louis Jules Duboscq
Date: 1860-1879, 1882-1885
Object number: 1997-1-0687
Louis Jules Duboscq
Date: 1860-1879, 1882-1885
Object number: 1997-1-0688
Carl Zeiss (company timeline)
Date: circa 1891
Accessories: objectives (4): Leitz 3, 7, 1/12 HI with canisters and Zeiss AA in DD canister; oculars (2): 3 and 3 H.M.S. 13,0; triple nosepiece; Abbe illuminator with iris; standing case
Object number: 1241
Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
Date: 1925-1960
Object number: 1997-1-0067a
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
Date: 1950-1960
Object number: 1997-1-0797
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
Date: 1950-1960
Object number: 2007-1-0065