c.1884 Edison Effect Lamp Prototype

Name/Title

c.1884 Edison Effect Lamp Prototype

Description

One of the surviving examples of Edison's experimental "Edison Effect" lamps. This example was one of the lamps given to William Preece at the 1884 Philadelphia Electrical Expo. Preece shared these lamps with John A. Flemming, who went on to invent the vacuum tube.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Edison Lamp Works

Date made

circa 1884

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Continent

North America