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General Electric Light Bulb

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General Electric Light Bulb

Category

World's Fairs

Classification

CHENHALL - Furnishings - Lighting Equipment - Other Lighting Accessories - Bulb, Light

Object Origin
Manufacturer:

General Electric Company

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Lightbulb with a clear glass cylindrical chamber and black cylindrical base. There are four (4) metal prongs protruding from the underside of the base. Text is etched along the sides of the base. Chamber of the lightbulb contains a center vertical stem. There is a rectangular piece of paper inside that has a dark brown spot in the center.

Materials:

glass

metal

Measurements: Object:
    Length: 3.75 in, Diameter: 1 in
    Weight: 0.07 lbs

Credit

Gift of Silas Fung, 1992.21.201

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General Electric Light Bulb

About: General Electric Light Bulb

About: General Electric Light Bulb

This lightbulb was part of the opening ceremony at the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. The ceremony consisted of using the light from the star Arcturus to light up the Exposition. It took forty years for Arcturus’ light to reach Earth which was the same length of time since Chicago had hosted its first World’s Fair, the 1893 Columbian Exposition.

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