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Edison Light Bulb with Bevel-Ring Base

Maker unknown

Early Edison commercial incandescent lamp with bamboo filament and Johnson bevel-ring base.

Date
c. 1881
Collection
National Museum of American History
Reference
EM.180934.03

Plate not recorded
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Record

Medium
Bamboo; glass; plaster; brass
Origin
United States
Owner
Smithsonian Institution

In the Tapestry

Associated with
Thomas EdisonA

Provenance and history

  1. c. 1881

    CreatedA

Sources

  1. A

    americanhistory.si.edu

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