Letter from Francis Jehl to Henry Ford and Edsel Ford regarding Invitation to Light's Golden Jubilee, October 1, 1929
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Artifact Overview
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of the incandescent lamp. Francis Jehl was "deeply honored" to be invited. Jehl, a 19-year-old lab assistant at Menlo Park in 1879 when Edison first successfully tested his incandescent lamp, would assist Edison again in recreating that momentous occasion at Light's Golden Jubilee.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
01 October 1929
Subject Date
21 October 1929
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.52.19
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ink
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Pencil (Marking material)
Technique
Handwriting
Color
Black (Color)
Red
Tan (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 7.25 in
Inscriptions
upper right corner:
"574" in red pencil
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