Nernst Incandescent Lamp Component
date: label: date made
content: ca 1900
name: label: maker
content: Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This glower assembly was the active element in a Nernst incandescent lamp. When it burned out it could be quickly replaced. The glower consists of iron rods coated with rare-earth elements. The coating gives off light when heated and protects the rod from oxidation.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
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content: Energy & Power
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content: Electric Lamps
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from the Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.334501
label: catalog number
content: 334501
label: accession number
content: 271855
objectType: label: Object Name
content: incandescent lamp
label: Other Terms
content: Components; Lighting and Power; Lighting and Power
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 2 in; 7.62 cm x 5.08 cm