Name/Title
New Beacon Incandescent LampEntry/Object ID
2018.7.4Description
Likely experimental example of the New Beacon lamp. This example has two glass bridges, one above and one below mica heat barrier discs. The lamp has never been based, as evident by the long lead wires exiting from the bottom of the envelope. End filled with a brown cement intended to hold a vacuum. Label on envelope indicates possible test lot.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Beacon Vacuum Pump and Electrical Co.Date made
circa 1892Time Period
19th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
Boston, MA
