Thomas A. Edison at General Electric / Harry Bennett On Yacht and Playing Baseball Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Thomas A. Edison and others in laboratory watching workers. “When Mr. Edison made the first lamp, the amount of light was largely a matter of guess, but here he saw a spherical photometer by which the illuminating ability of a lamp may be accurately measured.” Edison and men watching woman operating photometer - Edison looking into photometer. “Mr. Edison was surprised to learn that thousands of lamps are consumed yearly [on life test] to determine the actual life of the various lamps.” Edison and men looking at many lamps being tested. “It cost Mr. Edison more than one dollar each to make his first several thousand lamps, as it required hours of time to produce one.” Light bulb glowing in dark. “Here he saw the development of expensive semi-automatic machinery.” Edison and party looking at man working on machine. “-- by which a lamp is produced in a few minutes at a small cost.” Edison and men talking and looking through laboratory. “-- was conducted through one of the company’s lamp factory laboratories, reviewing the results of two score years of development and manufacturing effort.” Edison and party going through laboratory. “Mr. Edison saw some of the chemical experiments carried on for purifying materials -- Edison and party looking at large beaker of liquid. “-- how the tungsten is heated and hammered preparatory to drawing it into lamp filaments --” Edison and party looking at worker beside large oven. “-- and the making of suitable wire for connecting the lamp filament to the base, a problem that caused him endless thought years ago.” [1923] b. Group of men and women playing softball - views of game in progress. [1938]
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