Bulb, light

Name/Title

Bulb, light

Entry/Object ID

1.89.164

Description

Incandescent Edison Electric Lamp Replica. Material: wood, glass, metal. Size: 3 7/8" diameter x 7" H. Description: Dustin Collection #50 - wooden base holds envelope with two knurled nut and bolt contracts; four loops in filament, labeled on base bottom: "A replica of Thomas A. Edison's first successful incandescent Electric Lamp. Presented by the Edison Lamp Works of General Electric Company in commemoration of the thirty-fifth anniversary of the invention, October 21, 1914 - 114V"; small black label in base stamped with gold "50".

Context

Part of the Fred G. Dustin Collection of Electrical Artifacts. This collection, originally displayed at the 1910 Electric Show in Minneapolis, was kept at Hodgson Hall for many years. In 1988-1989, it was dismantled, cleaned, and some items were taken to...(information has been lost). Transferred to the Bakken Museum in Minneapolis on 11 July 2006.

Cataloged By

Legacy Artifacts Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bulb, Light

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Lighting Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Lighting Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Deaccession

D.1.89.164

Create Date

May 31, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024