C 1886 Edison 8 cp ‘B’ Incandescent Lamp

Object/Artifact

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The Maryland Museum of Electric Light

Name/Title

C 1886 Edison 8 cp ‘B’ Incandescent Lamp

Description

8 candepower example of an Edison form produced for a very short period of time, just after the use of copper plating to attach the filament was replaced with carbon paste, but the use of a short thread base was still carried over.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Edison Electric Light Co.

Date made

circa 1886

Time Period

19th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

East Newark (now Harrison), NJ