Replica of Thomas Edison's First Electric Lamp, Made in Greenfield Village
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Artifact Overview
The first practical incandescent electric lamp was successfully tested at Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory in 1879. Fifty years later, Edison re-enacted this event at the reconstructed Menlo Park complex in Greenfield Village. Edison presented the recreated bulb - seen in this photograph - to his friend Henry Ford.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
10 February 1969
Subject Date
19 October 1929
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1630.P.B.51246
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in
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