Title
Philips light bulb with packaging
Year/Period
1960s-1970s
Region
Singapore and Netherlands
Object Type
light bulbs
Material
paper
Dimension
Unknown Type: Please refer to parts
Accession No.
2008-01047
Collection of
NLB Type
Cultural artefact
Philips is a Dutch multinational corporation. In 1951, Philips Electronics was set up in Singapore. It started as a small trading firm which imported and sold lighting products, radios and gramophones. Its operations grew over the decades. In 1972, Philips relocated from its rented factories, to its own factory site located at Toa Payoh.