Edison Nightlight
Item
Dublin Core
Title
Edison Nightlight
Subject
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Hotels
Night lights
Description
This light, dated July 8, 2008, was distributed by the Edison Hotel in Sunbury. It commemorates the 125th anniversary of Thomas Edison's Sunbury experiment. The first use of a three-wire electric lighting system occurred in 1883 at Sunbury's City Hotel, later renamed the Edison Hotel.
Creator
Edison Hotel
Source
Information about Thomas Edison's Sunbury experiment was drawn from: http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-399
Date
2008-07-08
Contributor
Inglis, Robert
Coverage
Sunbury, PA
Collection
Citation
Edison Hotel, “Edison Nightlight,” Pennsylvania History Harvest, accessed April 27, 2024, https://pahistoryharvest.omeka.net/items/show/301.