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Reproduction Steinmetz Patent Lamp

Object Details

Description (Brief)
A reproduction of Charles Steinmetz’s 1912 mercury vapor lamp made for defense of U.S. patent 3,234,421.
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
General Electric Lighting Company
date made
1965
Credit Line
from Gilbert H. Reiling
Physical Description
mercury (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 6 in x 2 3/4 in x 5/8 in; 15.24 cm x 6.985 cm x 1.5875 cm
Object Name
discharge lamp
Reiling patent-demonstration mercury lamp
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