Name/Title
Edison "Night Lamp" Incandescent LampEntry/Object ID
2016.10.13Description
Edison "night lamp", which makes use of two filaments, allows the user to turn on one or both filaments, by use of a threaded thumbscrew 'switch" that is affixed to the lamp base. All Edison night lamps were frosted, obscuring view of the pair of filaments.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Edison Lamp CompanyDate made
circa 1888Time Period
19th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
East Newark (now Harrison), NJ