Cellulose Filament Lamp Made by Siemens Brothers, 1883

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Incandescent Lamp (Lighting device component)

Date Made

1883

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Made by Siemens Brothers or Siemens & Halske in Charlottenburg (now Berlin), Germany. Siemens & Halske and Deutsche Edison Gesellschaft (DEG) had some shared work and contracts in 1883.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.529.3

Credit

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

Material

Glass (Material)
Carbon
Cellulose
Platinum (Metal)

Inscriptions

MARKINGS ON LAMP: S.B.H.11 [Not found 1/14/2015 SKB] On bulb at top, in black: 3 On base: 3 On bottom on sticker: 32 Red sticker on side: H
Cellulose Filament Lamp Made by Siemens Brothers, 1883