Very early Edison carbon filament lamp.
- Made:
- 1879
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Very early Edison carbon filament lamp (filament broken) with platinum screw clamps to hold the filament. 1879
Edison carbon filament lamp, 1897, with platinum screw clamps to hold the filament (filament broken).
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- Category:
- Lighting
- Object Number:
- 1995-281
- Materials:
- carbon, glass, mahogany (wood)- see note, platinum (metal)
- type:
- lamps
- credit:
- Christie's South Kensington Limited
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