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Christmas Light Bulb

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Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1900-1930

GUSN

GUSN-258683

Description

One green-colored glass bulb; filament inside; stored in GE lightbulg packaging; packaging is blue, yellow and white; two panels; GE logo and illustration of bulb; illustration of T.A. Edison with inscription.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

"Austria" (printed)
"G-E LAMPS/ General Electric USA"; "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

Unknown

Dimensions

3 1/2 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Sarah Moore Field

Accession Number

1998.6378.1-.2

Places

North Andover (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Missouri (United States)
Massachusetts (United States)
Austria (Phelps county, Missouri) [deserted settlement]
United States

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