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Edison's electric carbon filament lamp

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1879

Holmes' arc lamp from South Foreland Lighthouse, about 1860-80.

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1860-1880

Swan electric lamp

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1878-1879

Suggs 3-light indoor Lamp, No.7179

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Doto Electric Light Bulb

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1938

Domestic type of Kern burner

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Neon sign reading 'neon', together with operating equipment, 1930s.

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1931-1940

Early electric bulb, John Rylands Library

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Very early Edison carbon filament lamp.

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1879

Oil lamp

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Floodlight for sodium lamp with control gear

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Incandescent lamp, Squirted Tar and Lampblack Soot

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Electric lighthouse lamps, 1949.

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1949

energy saving LED light bulb m

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Series of examples illustrating growth of the Nern

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energy saving LED light bulb m

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'Osglim'-type lightbulb

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Nier Fuerhand paraffin lantern, Germany, 1960s.

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1961-1970

Small flat electric bulb, 1" diameter, long D-shap

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Whale oil lamp, c 1840.

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1835-1845

Anglepoise lamp, c. 1935.

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1930-1940

One of three early steatite top burners

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Candle making machine, English, about 1888.

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1883-1893

Pair of annular wick Argand lamps, c. 1800.

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1790-1810

Two paraffin lamps, c 1860-1910.

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Nernst lamp, A.E.G., bayonet porcelain collar, det

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Edison Swan electric bulb, John Rylands Library

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Around 1900

Sea shell used as floating wick lamp.

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One of three experimental high power compact sourc

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Incandescent lamp, Edison Tar Paste squirted filam

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Brass folding Candle Lantern from Wels, 1913

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Candle mould for four candles, Scottish.

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1701-1900

crusie

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c. 1770-1830

Carcel oil lamps, probably French, about 1800.

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1795-1815

Bird lamp, about 1900

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1890-1910

Mazda Electric Lightbulb

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1938-1943

Floating wick lamp, Northern Scotland, probably 19th century.

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1801-1900

Neon Lamp, GLS, bayonet cap, 230-240V, by Siemens.

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1950-1960

Blown-glass reflector lamps, both rated at 100 wat

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energy efficient light bulb; G

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2011

Pottery 'shell' form oil lamp, from Egyptian tomb,

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100-1 BCE

'Osram'

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c.1914

One of six 3 inch Mica Smoke Consumers with tin pl

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Two carbon heater lamps available in the 65 watt a

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One tantulum filament lamp. BC holder.

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Fenbo Household electric lamp with diffusing glass

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Wrendal light bulb

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Ensign tractor lamp, 240v 60w, BC holder.

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Romano-British Bronze Spout Lamp

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'Striplite' 60 watt lamps in 221 or 284 millimetre

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