Electric lamp, incandescent

Description

Sunbeam incandescent electric lamp, 105 volts 16 candlepower, looped filament of tar and carbon, made by Sir Charles Parsons and Co., c. 1895

Museum reference

T.1934.52

Collection

Technology

Object name

Electric lamp, incandescent

Production information

C.A. Parsons and Co., Manufacturer
Gateshead, County Durham, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1895

Materials

Glass, Metal, Tar, Carbon

Physical description

Tar and carbon filament

Exhibitions

• Energise (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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