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First Electric Lights in an American Store
(installed 26 Dec 1878)
Brush arc lights in Wanamaker's department store in Philadelphia.
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“Miniature moons on carbon points, held captive in glass globes.”
A description of the "wonder of 1878":
an installation of Brush arc lamps in the window of
Wanamaker's department store in Philadelphia
an installation of Brush arc lamps in the window of
Wanamaker's department store in Philadelphia
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