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- Trade Card for Lighting Supplies, Perfection Lighting Co., 1890-1900 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1890-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Lighting Supplies, Perfection Lighting Co., 1890-1900
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Pendant Lighting Fixture, 1990 -
- 1990
- Collections - Artifact
Pendant Lighting Fixture, 1990
- Pendant Lighting Fixture, 1990 -
- 1990
- Collections - Artifact
Pendant Lighting Fixture, 1990
- Light's Golden Jubilee, 1929 -
- October 21, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Light's Golden Jubilee, 1929
- "Christmas Lighting," circa 1902 -
- circa 1902
- Collections - Artifact
"Christmas Lighting," circa 1902
- Light's Golden Jubilee Medallion, 1929 - In 1929, communities throughout the United States celebrated the 50th anniversary of the incandescent electric lamp and honored its creator, Thomas Alva Edison. Organizers planned Light's Golden Jubilee events and issued commemorative souvenirs, like this medallion designed by artist Julio Kilenyi.
- 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Light's Golden Jubilee Medallion, 1929
In 1929, communities throughout the United States celebrated the 50th anniversary of the incandescent electric lamp and honored its creator, Thomas Alva Edison. Organizers planned Light's Golden Jubilee events and issued commemorative souvenirs, like this medallion designed by artist Julio Kilenyi.
- Light's Golden Jubilee Medallion, 1929 - In 1929, communities throughout the United States celebrated the 50th anniversary of the incandescent electric lamp and honored its creator, Thomas Alva Edison. Organizers planned Light's Golden Jubilee events and issued commemorative souvenirs, like this medallion designed by artist Julio Kilenyi.
- 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Light's Golden Jubilee Medallion, 1929
In 1929, communities throughout the United States celebrated the 50th anniversary of the incandescent electric lamp and honored its creator, Thomas Alva Edison. Organizers planned Light's Golden Jubilee events and issued commemorative souvenirs, like this medallion designed by artist Julio Kilenyi.
- Bergmann & Company Lighting Fixture, 1882 -
- 1882
- Collections - Artifact
Bergmann & Company Lighting Fixture, 1882
- Light's Golden Jubilee Medallion, 1929 - In 1929, communities throughout the United States celebrated the 50th anniversary of the incandescent electric lamp and honored its creator, Thomas Alva Edison. Organizers planned Light's Golden Jubilee events and issued commemorative souvenirs, like this medallion designed by artist Julio Kilenyi.
- 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Light's Golden Jubilee Medallion, 1929
In 1929, communities throughout the United States celebrated the 50th anniversary of the incandescent electric lamp and honored its creator, Thomas Alva Edison. Organizers planned Light's Golden Jubilee events and issued commemorative souvenirs, like this medallion designed by artist Julio Kilenyi.
- "Light's Golden Jubilee" Reception Badge, 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The event also served as the official dedication of The Edison Institute, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend. Guests were invited to an opening reception at Greenfield Village where they could greet Thomas Edison and President Herbert Hoover.
- October 21, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
"Light's Golden Jubilee" Reception Badge, 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The event also served as the official dedication of The Edison Institute, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend. Guests were invited to an opening reception at Greenfield Village where they could greet Thomas Edison and President Herbert Hoover.