General Electric blackout bulb
General Electric, "War Dept. Standard" Indoor Blackout Bulb, with box, used during WWII. This is an American bulb, but European blackout bulbs also existed. Their purpose was to create a minimal light source to be used during a blackout when all lights had to be extinguished and/or covered
Picture No
11041464
Media ID
46875856
Size
6393px x 4267px
(8.4MB)
Credit
(c)Maurice Collins Images Collection /Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph of an original object in the Maurice Collins Collection
Date
1940s
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