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| Picture No | 10216281 |
| Date | 1848 |
| Description | Staite's patent electric light apparatus |
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Edward Staite's patent electric light apparatus, exhibited at the Hanover Square Rooms, London. The light used a weight-driven mechanism, controlled by the heat of the arc of electricity expanding and contracting a copper strip. Although not a commercial success to begin with, W. Petrie's improvements to the original design led to Edison and Swan adopting the light in the 1870's.
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| Source | The Illustrated London News. 18 November 1848, page 317 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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