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Box

Object number2007.167.152

Manufacturer Westinghouse Electric Corporation

OriginBloomfield, NJ

Mediumcardboard

Credit LineTransfer from George Westinghouse Museum Foundation

DescriptionLight bulb box. Laminated blue, white, and orange cardboard rectangular sleeve. Interior has another layer of cardboard to hold single bulb in place. White and blue maker and product text throughout.Dimensions5.625 x 2.5 x 2.625 in. (14.3 x 6.4 x 6.7 cm)
MarksFront and back: "3-WAY / EYE SAVING / T-BULB / 50 100 150 WATT / 575 1450 2025 / AVG. LUMENS / (LIGHT OUTPUT) / 1600 AVG. HOURS* / *BASED ON CONTINUOUS BURNING / OF MAJOR FILAMENT. / WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP / LAMP DIVISIONS / BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003" with Westinghouse logo "W" in a circle at upper right.

Left: "WESTINGHOUSE 3-WAY / EYE SAVING / T-BULB" inside outline of light bulb with "IMPORTANT - SCREW BULB FIRMLY BUT NOT / FORCIBLY INTO SOCKET, OTHERWISE ONLY ONE / FILAMENT MAY LIGHT DUE TO POOR SOCKET CONDITION." underneath.

RIGHT: "FCB-T19C MADE IN USA".
Historical NotesTransferred to Heinz History Center when the George Westinghouse Museum closed in 2007.

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