REMEMBERING THOMAS EDISON

Who died this date in 1931--an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb (AND CHRISTMAS LIGHTS!)  Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park". READ MORE HERE http://bit.ly/1AkHOEL

Click on the photo, courtesy of Bill Griffin, to see an  Edison Bell Phonograph, made in Great Britain about 1908 from the Thomas Edison Museum, Fort Myers, Florida--and if you like the old wax cylinder recordings http://bit.ly/2yvsLLP

AND READING ABOUT OLD CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS https://oldchristmastreelights.com/table_of_contents.htm

AND MORE EDISON LINKS:
--1885, THE EDISON ELECTRIC SCARF PIN! http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/12/gone-but-not-forgotten-edison-electric.html
--1920, WILL YOU JOIN MR. EDISON IN AN EXPERIMENT  http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2016/02/1920-will-you-join-mr-edison-in.html