Incandescent Lamp Made by Thomas Edison and Presented to Henry Ford at Light's Golden Jubilee, 1929
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The first practical incandescent electric lamp was successfully tested at Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory in 1879. Fifty years later, Edison re-enacted this event at the Menlo Park complex Henry Ford had reconstructed in Greenfield Village. Edison presented this recreated bulb to his friend during the official dedication of the Edison Institute of Technology, Ford's village and museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
The first practical incandescent electric lamp was successfully tested at Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory in 1879. Fifty years later, Edison re-enacted this event at the Menlo Park complex Henry Ford had reconstructed in Greenfield Village. Edison presented this recreated bulb to his friend during the official dedication of the Edison Institute of Technology, Ford's village and museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Artifact
Incandescent Lamp (Lighting device component)
Date Made
1929
Subject Date
19 October 1929
Creators
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Made by Thomas Edison in Dearborn, Michigan to commemorate Light's Golden Jubilee.
Keywords
Incandescent Lamps (Lighting device components)
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.3109.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Thomas Alva Edison
Material
Glass (Material)
Wood (Plant material)
Inscriptions
on metal plate: First lamp made at Dearborn by Thomas A. Edison October 19, 1929. on metal plate: Presented the same day to Henry Ford by Thomas A. Edison. on underside of plate: Presented to Mr. Henry Ford by Thomas A. Edison in the presence of Charles L. Clark and Francis Jehl, Edison Pioneers, 60 volt lamp
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