Accession No

3318

Brief Description

lamp, c.1907

Origin

Maker

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1907

Latest Date

1907

Inscription Date

1907

Material

wood (two types); metal (brass, copper, at least 1 white metal); ceramic; glass; cloth; paper

Dimensions

height 340mm; diameter 95mm box height 395mm; breadth 152mm; depth 154mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 06/1986.

Inscription

‘LAMP NO. 156
Voltage 100.2.
Current 0.6588 amp.
C.P. 16.0
Date 27:11;’07.’ (paper label inside lid of box)

Description Notes

Large glass light bulb containing elongated filament. Screw-fitting into brass holder which is set in black-painted brass mount protecting the bulb. Cloth-covered wire leads to two-pin plug and also to a second connector.
Wooden box with brass hinges and hook fasteners.

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