Incandescent bulb model

Museum number:
2-71569a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210271569a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
a) model, incandescent bulb; round wood base with cylindrical block attached; bulb mounted on top of cylinder; bakelite and brass electricity terminals mounted on top of base alongside cylinder; diameter 10.1 cm x h 16.3 cm b) pamphlet, “ The Incandescent Lamp Past and Present;” 10 pages; L 17.1 cm x w 14.0 cm.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
United States
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Materials:
Bakelite™, Brass (alloy), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Incandescent bulbs and Models (representations)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Incandescent bulb model, accession number 2-71569a,b, described as a) model, incandescent bulb; round wood base with cylindrical block attached; bulb mounted on top of cylinder; bakelite and brass electricity terminals mounted on top of base alongside cylinder; diameter 10.1 cm x h 16.3 cm b) pamphlet, “ The Incandescent Lamp Past and Present;” 10 pages; L 17.1 cm x w 14.0 cm.

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