Nov 21st, 2019 : Bulblightious Ancientus
LJ sent me a link to this light bulb that pops up on the net every couple of years, being the oldest continuously burning light bulb in the world. It’s at a Livermore, CA firehouse and has a website dedicated to it. The webmaster says he’s been running the site for 18 years.
I seem to remember it was off during a firehouse move so not completely continuous, just mostly continuous. http://cellar.org/img/bulb1.jpg Ah yes, it’s not like a breeder bitch it actually got out to see the world a couple times. Quote:
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transcendental and universal God of Zoroastrianism. :rollanim: http://cellar.org/img/bulb3.jpg I believe the Mazda bulbs which Shelby also made, were tungsten filament, plus patented 8 years later then the livermore bulb, so the Livermore bulb is not a Mazda but this catalog page from 1912 shows Shelby Mazda bulb prices of the era. For example let's take the ubiquitous 100 watt bulb we all grew up with. Standard packaging is 24 bulbs, but there are two prices for plain and two for frosted. I don’t know if they are for individual purchase vs a case buy, or could be plain base vs skirted base. Damifino? Plain ------ $1.45 in 1912 = $36.64 in 2017 ---- $1.55 in 1912 = $39.17 in 2017 Frosted---- $2.90 in 1912 = $73.28 in 2017 ---- $3.10 in 1912 = $78.34 in 2017 Not cheap but for those who were anointed with electricity and light bulbs it was a life altering experience. Seriously, not having to replenish and clean up after sooty whale oil or kerosene lamps. Didn’t have to watch Johnny Carson by candlelight either. Sure that was romantic but you guys could just roll over and go to sleep on the dry spot while she had to get up and bank the fire, check on the kids, make sure the chickens were locked up, and snuff the candles. This is the last bulb I bought... http://cellar.org/img/bulb4.jpg link |
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