A.E.G. Nernst Lamp, 1903

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Incandescent Lamp (Lighting device component)

Date Made

1903

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Made by Allgemeine Elektricitats-Gesellschaft in Berlin, Germany (A.E.G.). A.E.G. acquired Walther Nernst's patent.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.529.744

Credit

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

Material

Ceramic (Material)
Porcelain (Material)
Glass (Material)
Wood (Plant material)

Inscriptions

on top of lamp: 744 on attached label: Nernst Lamp / (AEG) / 1903 / WJH '05 on attached tag: NERNST-LAMP / "A.E.G." Berlin Germany / (1903) / Presented to me at / Harrison N.J. Nov 8th / 1905 Wm. J. Hammer red sticker on side: H
A.E.G. Nernst Lamp, 1903