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[CB010], Publication, Edison Electric Light Co, June 5th, 1882
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Title
[CB010], Publication, Edison Electric Light Co, June 5th, 1882
Editor's Notes
"Progress Made in the First District, New York City." Brief acct w/ promise fuller acct in later bulletin. 2 dynamos similar to those for Pearl St ordered for central station in Milan, Italy. National Tube Co, McKeesport, PA. Budapest, Hungary Post Office. Louvre in Havana, Cuba. List of dynamo designations: 15-light: E; 60-light: Z; 125-light: L; 250-light: K; 500-light: R;1200-light: C; these for A or 16cp lamps, double lamp number for B or 8cp lamps. Weed, Parsons & Co., printers, Albany, NY. Endorsement fr Thurber grocers in NYC. "Injuries from Gas Jets," excerpt fr Sci Amer, 5/13. Chicago bans o/h conductors. Iso plant for Brussels, Belgium. Western Edison Light Co., Chicago; excerpt fr Chgo Trib 5/28. King Philip Mill, Fall River, MA. "Progress in Great Britain." Small, 15-lamp iso plants in NYC. Excerpt fr Engineering, 2/17/82, claiming electric light cures near-sightedness. Iso plant in Antwerp, Belgium. Orange Woollen Mill, Newburgh, NY. Excerpt fr London Fireman's Journal asserting 20% fires caused by gas. Dean of Machine Wrks gives weights of dynamo components. Worumbo Mfg Co, Lisbon Falls, ME. NY State Senate rprt on u/g conductors. Berlin, Germany central station modeled on Holborn Viaduct being installed. Iso plant just installed at Phila Public Ledger. Lighting Russian steamships. Fairbanks & Co, Johnstown, VT. Vina del Mar, Chile. Store of John Hinkle, Milwaukee, WI. Rio de Janiero RR station lighted. Palmer House, Chgo. "The English Press and Mr. Edison."
Author
Edison Electric Light Co
Mentioned
Western Edison Light Co
Edison, Thomas Alva
Date
1882-06-05
Type
Publication
Subject
Electric light and power
Isolated stations
Electrical distribution system
Folder ID
CB010-F
Microfilm ID
96:714
Document ID
CB010
URL
https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/CB010
Rights
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
Has Version
Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 96
Item sets
[CB010-F] Bulletin #10

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