c.1885 William Stanley Incandescent Lamp

Name/Title

c.1885 William Stanley Incandescent Lamp

Entry/Object ID

2025.24.9

Description

Form of some of the earliest lamps designed by William Stanley. Most notably documented within the report of the incandescent lamps tests by the Franklin Institute in 1885. This is also possibly the form used in the earliest Westinghouse alternating current installations.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

William Stanley, Westinghouse

Date made

circa 1885

Time Period

19th Century