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Demonstration of mercury arc lamp at Westinghouse in Bloomfield, NJ, 1936

VS Dr. John Marden stands by female assistant sitting in chair, assistant wears sleeve with the letters E and L cut out of sleeve, Marden exposes her arm to the mercury arc "Peanut" lamp then removes sleeve and shows her initials in suntan on her arm / CU woman then she leaves / CU ultraviolet meter measures intensity of rays from light / Marden sits at table with light and he adjusts a measuring device / CU Marden holds small mercury arc lamp and SOT "Besides giving us three times more light than today's bulbs, these tiny mercury arcs may enable us to flip a wall switch and get any amount of healthful sunlight from our regular light fixtures." / VS glass blower in lab using torch / Note: exact month/day not known
VS Dr. John Marden stands by female assistant sitting in chair, assistant wears sleeve with the letters E and L cut out of sleeve, Marden exposes her arm to the mercury arc "Peanut" lamp then removes sleeve and shows her initials in suntan on her arm / CU woman then she leaves / CU ultraviolet meter measures intensity of rays from light / Marden sits at table with light and he adjusts a measuring device / CU Marden holds small mercury arc lamp and SOT "Besides giving us three times more light than today's bulbs, these tiny mercury arcs may enable us to flip a wall switch and get any amount of healthful sunlight from our regular light fixtures." / VS glass blower in lab using torch / Note: exact month/day not known
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Credit:
Grinberg, Paramount, Pathe Newsreels
Editorial #:
1285977876
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
January 01, 1936
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
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Clip length:
00:03:17:03
Location:
Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr004523_01_02