1880 Edison Bristol Board Filament Menlo Park Prototype Lamp

Name/Title

1880 Edison Bristol Board Filament Menlo Park Prototype Lamp

Description

Early 1880 Edison Bristol board lamp. spring steel clamps with platinum contact pads and brass heat radiators. These clamps date to use from Nov. 1879, likely recycled from a previous early lamp within this example. This example is from the William J. Hammer collection.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Edison Electric Light Co.

Date made

1880

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Continent

North America