No picture available on the light bulb above. This is the Livermore bulb, which is about as old.
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Posted on 09/24/2004 9:22:00 PM PDT by Nail
DALLAS, Texas (Reuters) -- They sure do not make things anymore like the Texas lightbulb that sold for a few cents and has burned for 96 straight years.
The North Fort Worth Historical Society will have a birthday party Tuesday for its famous household fixture -- a lightbulb that has burned continuously since September 21, 1908. The bulb was first illuminated when a stagehand at a local opera house flicked a switch and posted a sign that the light over a stage entrance was not be turned off.
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No picture available on the light bulb above. This is the Livermore bulb, which is about as old.
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Livermore is older than the Texas bulb by like 6 years.
Thankfully, that thing is nearly worthless or anything serious!
"They sure do not make things anymore like the Texas lightbulb that sold for a few cents and has burned for 96 straight years."
Manufacturers certainly might learn a few things from the past.
I have a General Electric upright freezer purchased in 1952. Still running strong. But not continuously. I confess. Every once in awhile I unplug the thing for an afternoon defrosting.
If you upgraded to a modern freezer you'd probably save enough money on electricity to pay for the new freezer in a year.
Would that savings include the cost of an extended maintenance agreements, assuming of course, the new freezer outlasts the warranty?
I think that's right. Livermore was 1901, while this bulb was 1908. Still, this bulb has been burning for (2004-1908)=96*365*24 hours=840,000 hours. The average life of an incandescent light bulb is what, 1000 - 2000 hours?
Get outta here ... really?!
The Livermore bulb is in a firehouse. But that can't be right, can it? Bush closed all our firehouses and opened then in Iraq. ;>)
Yup, and even the fancy schmancy ones are like 8000 hours. One thing about the Livermore bulb which might not apply to this one: Livermore is *FOUR* watts. (I think I heard this one was sixty, but I might be confused.)
I've no idea what you mean. I was just chatting about light bulbs.
But I like your home page, and I share your love for a good cigar.
George W. Bush will be reelected by a margin of at least ten per cent
I don't mind defrosting the thing every six months or so. The quiet humming is soothing and almost musical. I like owning something so well designed and so well put together it still does its intended job after almost fifty-two years.
I might even go out and give it a good clean-up polish tomorrow.
Whatever extra expense there might be, I think I'll pay it for awhile longer.
But percentage-wise, I am curious, how much did you save?
Yeah, i was just amazed ...!
Enjoying an Arturo Fuente Double Chateau right now (till Ms. B smells it!) ... ahhhh! ;)
Anybody remember the "Andy Griffith" episode with the old freezer? If not ... carry on! :)
Is the bulb on AC or DC current? AC will cause the filiment to eventually fail due to metal fatigue similar to turning a light on and off.
Thanks!
Some few years ago, in (I think it was) Builder's Square, I saw a display of those AC to DC adapters for light sockets. DC does extend the life of a bulb. However, the heavier the filament (and of course, depends what it's made of), the longer it lasts. Hence, I used to buy 130 volt, or oven / ceiling fan bulbs, despite the higher cost. Now I get those twisty fluorescents. :')
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