Early 20th Century Shelby Electric Light Bulb
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Early 20th Century Shelby Electric Light Bulb This auction is for a vintage Shelby Light Bulb . You collectors out t will know these are very scarce and hard to find. This paticular light bulb is really neat as its filament is still intact and it's got the company paper label attached to the bulb. Take a look at the photo's below to see what a beauty this is. As you can see it is a hand blown bulb. The socket is unusual as it doesn't thread into a socket like our modern bulbs, but has a pin at the bottom. The bulb is about 9" long and is really a neat thing to look at. I believe the Centennial bulb that's been burning in that fire house out in CA is also a Shelby bulb. If you are a collector of vintage light bulbs, this Shelby bulb will make a nice addition to your collection.As this is a very fragile item, when shipped it will be very well packed and double boxes. The Shelby Electric Company Shelby, Ohio The pioneer of the electric incandescent light bulb in the United States was not Thomas Edison as might be believed, but more likely Cincinnati, Ohio born John Wellington Starr, who invented his lamps ca. 1850. It was nearly another 30 years before Edison with his persistance and inventive genious, and Joseph Swann, of England developed these early experimental lamps into products that could be readily manufactured. In 1879, the
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