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I welcome anyone to contribute articles related to the subject of early electric lighting. Full credit will be provided with your article and it is a great way to share information that you may wish to pass on to other collectors and historians. Feel free to contact me with your material.

Reader submitted articles
Author
Added
"Frankart" Flame Lady neon lamp (updated 01.25.2008) Tim Tromp 08.07.2003
Mount Vernon Museum of Incandescent Lighting & Dr. Hugh Francis Hicks (updated 04.04.2005) Tim Tromp 01.01.2004
How to package and ship antique light bulbs Tim Tromp 02.01.2004
Figural glow lamps in America Tim Tromp 02.05.2004
Glow lamps of Andrew F. Henninger & Amglo Tim Tromp 03.30.2004
Edison lamps from the Chicago Stock Exchange Tim Tromp 01.22.2005
Book preview: History of GEC and the Marconi Osram Valve Tim Tromp 03.03.2005
Elblight Cables and Lamps (updated 01.16.2008) Tim Tromp 04.02.2005
Philips neon glow lamps Fin Stewart 05.19.2006
Australian Neon Lamp Manufactures Fin Stewart 06.16.2006
Charles B. Sero: No.1 Bulb Snatcher (updated 06.16.2006) Tim Tromp 05.15.2006
O'Brien Reflector and Electric Tube Lamp Company Tim Tromp 01.16.2008
Edison light bulb development time line Ray Weinstein 07.15.2008
Henry Wallace McCandless Tim Tromp 12.27.2008

 

The material presented below has been digitized from original articles appearing in vintage trade literature, magazines, newspapers, etc.

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Original publication date
Added
New Electric Lamp (Austrian "Syrius" lamp of Dr. Hans Kuzel) Altoons Mirror June 19th, 1906
12.10.2006
Jaeger's nitrogen-filled automobile head-lamp The Electrical World January 15th, 1915
05.19.2005
Developments in the Electrical Industry During 1931 - Lighting GE Review January, 1932 04.03.2005
Characteristics of Ten & Fifty Kilowatt Incandescent Lamps GE Review Febuary, 1932 04.05.2005
Lights For Blackouts The Lima News October 5th, 1941 12.10.2006