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Christmas Light Bulbs

Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1900-1930

GUSN

GUSN-258682

Description

Two light bulbs, red and yellow, molded glass in flame-shape; packaging red, yellow, blue; two panels show GE logo and illustration of light bulb; last panel illustration of T.A. Edison an dinscription.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bulbs (plants)
glass (material)
filament
metal
paper (fiber product)
Christmas
Lighting
Christmas
Bulb, Light

Inscription

"@Germany/ 88" (printed)
"11 5/12C (?) p (?) @" (printed)
"G-E LAMPS"; "MORE LIGHT FOR LESS MONEY"; INVENTOR OF THE FIRST PRACTICAL INCANDESCENT LAMP"; "18 79"; FG 1432-X MADE IN U.S.A." (printed)

Associated Building

Original To Field-Hodges House (North Andover, Mass.),

Maker

General Electric Company

Dimensions

5 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Sarah Moore Field

Accession Number

1998.6377.1-.2

Places

North Andover (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
Germany
United States

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