Wooden Box and Glass Light Bulbs

Object/Artifact

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2011.498.1-10

Description

A brown wooden box with metal clasp and a wool lining inside. Housed in the box are: two small handblown light bulbs with a black carton and 4 metal prongs; two large light bulbs with a silver carton and 7 metal prongs; two medium sized light bulbs with a white carton and 4 metal prongs; two large light bulbs with a brown carton and 4 metal prongs; one small light bulb with a white carton and 4 metal prongs.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1927 - circa 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Under light bulb carton on two small black ones and two large brown ones

Transcription

LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT INDICATED ON CARTON

Language

English

Material/Technique

Inscribed

Notes

Two large lightbulbs have hand written note "leaker" on them

Type

Inscription

Location

Small Black Light Bulb

Transcription

JAN -CYN -3C24 VT 204 MADE IN USA

Language

English

Material/Technique

Etched

Type

Inscription

Location

On the two larger silver bulbs

Transcription

LEAKER

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bulb, Light

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Lighting Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Lighting Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

718

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Wooden Box

Width

12-7/8 in

Length

11 in

Dimension Notes

Taken while closed

Dimension Description

Two small four-prong black light bulbs

Width

1 in

Length

4-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Two brown four-prong light bulbs

Width

1-1/2 in

Length

7-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Two medium four-prong white light bulbs

Width

1-1/2 in

Length

5-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Small four-prong while light bulb

Width

1 in

Length

4-7/8 in

Dimension Description

Two large light bulbs

Width

1-1/2 in

Length

6-1/2 in

Material

Glass, Metal, Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Pearl L. Heer, Fred C. Callis

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Pearl L. Heer

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

May 6, 1969

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

HAND BLOWN LIGHT BULB. CIRCA 1927 to 1930 GIFT OF MRS. PEARL L HEER