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Box

Object number2007.167.153 a,b

Manufacturer Westinghouse Electric Corporation

OriginBloomfield, NJ

Mediumcardboard

Credit LineTransfer from George Westinghouse Museum Foundation

DescriptionLight bulb box/sleeve and a small detached box fragment. Cardboard rectangular sleeve with orange stripes. Front is striped with Westinghouse logo in center. Interior is divided into two sections to hold two light bulbs in place. Sides have maker and product information and the left and right sides include a light bulb silhouette image.Dimensionsa) 4.625 in (height), 4.75 in (width), 2.5 in (depth).
b) 1.375 in (height), 0.875 in (width).
Marks(a)
Westinghouse "W" in a circle logo in center.

Back: "WESTINGHOUSE LAMP DIVISION / WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION / BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY / WESTINGHOUSE EYE SAVING WHITE BULBS" with product information.

Left side: Light bulb silhouette with "NEW SHAPE ... NEW LIGHT" inside.

Right side: Light bulb silhouette with "REPLACEMENT OF REFUND OF MONEY / GUARANTEED BY / GOOD HOUSEKEEPING / IF NOT AS ADVERTISED THEREIN" inside oval and "MADE IN U.S.A" underneath.

(b)
Partial "N" from the inscription on (a).
Historical NotesTransferred to Heinz History Center when the George Westinghouse Museum closed in 2007.

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