Carbonized Paper Filament Lamp Made by Hiram Maxim, 1880-1881

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Incandescent Lamp (Lighting device component)

Date Made

1880-1881

Creator Notes

Made by Hiram S. Maxim's United States Electric Lighting Company. Filament by Lewis Latimer.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.529.16

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Edison Pioneers.

Material

Glass (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Carbon

Inscriptions

On bottom in pencil: 16