Francis Jehl's Notes to Thomas Edison for the Incandescent Lamp Lighting during Light's Golden Jubilee, 1929
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Artifact Overview
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the incandescent electric lamp, Henry Ford hosted the Light's Golden Jubilee event in Dearborn, Michigan. During the festivities, Thomas Edison and former assistant Francis Jehl re-enacted the 1879 test of Edison's first successful light bulb in Greenfield Village's detailed reproduction of his Menlo Park Laboratory. Jehl provided the elderly inventor with handwritten notes to help guide Edison through the re-enactment.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Notes (Documents)
Date Made
1929
Subject Date
21 October 1929
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2008.110.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Joan Korpi Little in Memory of Roy Korpi.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Color
Purple
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 7 in
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