One of eighty-six early incandescent lamps. Arch f

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One of eighty-six early incandescent lamps. Arch filament, no support. Short platinium in pinch seal. Pear shaped bulb, plaster attached? Black insulation at base looks like a sort of glass. Maxim etched on glass. 100 - 8 B etched on glass (volts - c.p. 8?)

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Category:: Lighting

Object Number:: 1923-173/76

type:: carbon filament lamp

credit:: Institution of Electronical Engineering

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