thomas alva edison 1879 oil lamp
posted by the scholar on September 6th, 2007filed under: design, glass, home accessories
the folks over at germany’s opossum design have created the tae 1879, a sculptural oil lamp, as a tribute to thomas alva edison and the year he invented the electric light. i am admiring the wit, and the way the bulb seems to float so delicately within the glass hurricane cylinder.
when asked for an opinion about electricity in the late 1800’s, edison is believed to have said, “we will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles.” at the price of us $485, his comment is wholly appropriate, even today!
purchase it at vivre.
September 7th, 2007 at 7:59 am
So I assume that I shouldn’t plug this into an outlet?
September 7th, 2007 at 8:18 am
nice.
February 21st, 2008 at 12:02 am
different and very nice light
February 21st, 2008 at 11:26 am
hi martin,
glad you like this – i think it is very clever too!
thanks you for stopping by! 🙂
May 13th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
hi, nice websit you shouldtell about hs career and his later years
December 19th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
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