Replica Edison Lamp

National Museum of American History

Object Details

associated person
Edison, Thomas Alva
Jehl, Francis
Description (Brief)
Replica Edison sewing thread filament lamp made by Francis Jehl for the 50th anniversary of the invention.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
from Princeton University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, thru Dean Howard Menand
ca 1929
associated date
1879 10 21
ID Number
EM.318327
catalog number
318327
accession number
232729
Object Name
incandescent lamp
Other Terms
Lighting Devices; No Base; Horseshoe; Carbon
Measurements
lamp: 7 in x 2 1/2 in; 17.78 cm x 6.35 cm
stand: 8 in x 8 in x 4 in; 20.32 cm x 20.32 cm x 10.16 cm
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Energy & Power
Electric Lamps
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_709592
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-2477-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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