Light Bulb

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Object Name: 
Light Bulb
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
72.4.87
Dimensions: 
H: 18 cm, D(base): 8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1940-1949
Credit Line: 
Gift of Preston Bassett
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass, blown; wire, wood. Inverted pear-shape; pointed top; circular wooden base with knob on each side; the remainder of a paper inscription.

More Info

Department: 
Science and Technology; Modern; Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Bassett, Preston, Source
1972-03-27
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
blown

Exhibitions (2)

Glassmaking: America's First Industry
Venue(s)
Strong Museum 1990-04-17 through 1990-04-29
Glassmaking: America's First Industry
Venue(s)
Strong Museum 1990-04-17 through 1990-04-29
 

Publications (1)

Glassmaking: America's First Industry (1976) illustrated, p. 20, fig. 21; BIB# 28025