Wooden case containing a large light bulb mounted on a wooden base.
Case: upright rectangular box with leather handle and lift-off lid.
Bulb: Very large, pear shaped bulb with Goliath Edison screw cap and a coiled wire filament mounted in vertical zig-zag in a horizontal semi-circle on six supports rising from a central column. Includes two discs to prevent circulation of hot gas. The stem houses an exhaust tube.
Details
- Category:
- Lighting
- Object Number:
- Y7000.3112
- Materials:
- glass, brass (copper, zinc alloy), tungsten (metal), mica, ceramic (unspecified), wood (unidentified) and leather
- Measurements:
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overall (bulb): 338 mm 170 mm, 5 kg
