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ms0002  

 

 
history and origins
 
Manufacturer / Brand Name
GE Mazda S-1

Country of Origin
USA

Factory Location
Nela Park, Ohio

Date of Manufacture
1931
 
electrical attributes
 
Voltage
14.5 (30 during starting)

Wattage / Candle Power
400

Amperage

 

physical attributes
 
Envelope
PS22
Atmosphere
Unknown


Finish / Color
Clear
Filament
Tungsten Filament / Electrodes

 
Base
Edison; Mogul
 
 
comments
  The GE Mazda type S-1 sunlamp was marketed during the 1930s as a “distinctly artificial sunlight source for ultraviolet health radiation”10. "When the lamp is turned on, the filament and electrodes glow brightly. In almost the same instant the mercury vaporizes and an arc stream flows in the gap between the electrodes. Not unlike the sun itself, a wide range of rays dart forth from this energy source. When they strike the special glass bulb, only the desirable rays are permitted to pass through.”12