Collection Highlights
Santa Claus and his Works
Date:
1870
Object Number:
LIB.YC1870.Web
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Relic
Object Number:
2002.1.3573
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
4 3/8 x 2 in. diameter
Description:
An early single filament electric light bulb. Reported to be a gift to James Landauer from the grandson of the owner of the first electric company in southern Michigan.
Gallery Label:
According to the envelope the object was sent in, the light bulb was "acquired by the donor from a grandson of the owner of the first electric company in southern Michigan, which he acquires as a result of his ownership of the local horse-drawn raliroad company which had to forego horses and run by electricity."
Credit Line:
Gift of James D. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
