1881 Edison Lamp
This lamp is very very historicaly significant, It was made in the second year of production of the Edison lamp manufacturing. It features copper plated clamps,and a handblown stem. The envelopes were manufactured for the Edison Lamp Works by The Corning Glass Co.,and fused to the stems at the Edison Works. This example has no base, and was most likely to be inserted into a socket as the late 1879-early1880 Edison wire terminal lamp did. It still has the long copper wires extending from the stem, and the original cork to keep them seperated.
Circa 1883 Maxim Lamp
Maxim was a great contributer to the development of the incandescent lamp. For a few years, starting in 1880, he produced this type of Incandescent Lamp, charachterized by the "M" shaped filament. The filament is attached to the platinum lead in wires by minute platinum nuts, bolts, and washers.
Swan Lamp with Brush-Swan Base
1885 Heisler based Bernstein Incandescent Lamp
This a series burning Bernstein lamp, with a Heisler base.
Brown Glass Beacon Lamp
This bulb is quite rare as its made of brown colored glass, when it is lit, it gives off a warm orange colored glow. The early Thompson houston style base marked "SAWYER MAN PATENTS"
1880's Edison-Swan Hook And Eye Lamp
In Europe, during the 1880's bulbs such as the one shown were used. Instead of having a base it attaches to 2 hooks in the socket.This example is etched "The Edison-Swan".
1889 Sawyer Man
This lamp has the 1880's era Trouser stem Sawyer Man stem, with crimped platinum clamps. The base is marked "SAWYER MAN PATENTS"
1889 New Type Edison Thompson Houston Base
This 1889 New type edison has a Thompson Houston base and a long neck handblown envelope. It is rated at 16 candlepower with its bamboo hairpin filament.
1889 New Type Edison westinghouse base
This very early New Type Edison Lamp has a hand blown envelope. the filament is made of carbonized Bamboo. The label is also in great condition. The base is a Westinghouse type with plaster insulation.
1888 Boston Lamp
This lamp, has a filament of carbonized cotton thread, and a sawyer man style stem, made of glass tubes. In 1889 The stems of this type were changed to using solid glass.
