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Edison Mazda Lightbulb

Edison Mazda Lightbulb - Bulb, Light
Accession #: 2743.3
Title: Edison Mazda Lightbulb
Object Type: Bulb, Light
Participants:
Physical Description: Oversized Edison Mazda lightbulb with carousel type filament and the words Edison Mazda etched on the lower part of the glass.
Description: Spokane's falls not only powered flour and saw mills, but also generated electricity at a competitively low price as early as 1885. Four years later, Washington Water Power Company constructed a power station on the high falls near Monroe Street. Over the next fifty years, the building of northwest hydroelectric plants stimulated continued economic growth in both urban and rural areas.
Category: History
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Technology (Tools & Equipment)
Dimensions:
height 10"
Circumference at Top 15 3/4"
Materials/Techniques:
wire (Material)
metal (Material)
glass (material) (Material)
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Harry R. Kautzman, 1980

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