New Beacon Incandescent Lamp Envelope

Object/Artifact

The Maryland Museum of Electric Light

Name/Title

New Beacon Incandescent Lamp Envelope

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.1

Description

Envelope from a New Beacon lamp. The New Beacon lamp was designed to avoid infigement of the Edison patents. This envelope is a remnant of a small form of the lamp, not otherwise known besides this example.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Beacon Vacuum Pump and Electrical Co.

Date made

circa 1893

Time Period

19th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Boston, MA