Lamp, electric, vacuum, lighthouse / holder

Description

Ediswan vacuum electric lamp and a holder, with a glass envelope containing a ribbon filament, made for the Cumbrae Lighthouse, c.1901

Museum reference

T.1958.46

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Lamp, electric, vacuum, lighthouse / holder

Production information

Ediswan, Manufacturer
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1901

Materials

Glass, Brass

Physical description

Glass envelope

Associations

Cumbrae Lighthouse, Little Cumbrae, Buteshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Shining Lights: The story of Scotland's Lighthouses (15 Oct 2010 - 03 Apr 2011)
  Museum of Scotland