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GEC 110V 500W Osram Projector Lamp, by GEC, 20th Century

Inventory Number 86008


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.86008

Item type
Object
Makers
Osram
Provenance
Presented by Prof. G. L'E. Turner
Physical material
Metal
Glass
Cardboard
Lead
Object type
Lamp
Dimensions
Height: 174mm Width: 80mm Depth: 76mm Weight: 99g
Inventory No
86008
Accession Number
1996-2/1

Description

With case. Tubular transparent, clear Projector Lamp. Glass and metal filament. Metal and glass base with lead. Inscription "To Burn Made in England Cap Down 77 OSRAM 110V 500W". Lamp is wrapped in a sheet of instructions and cardboard (corrugated inside), encased in rectangular black and red box.