Fifty Years of Edison

Fifty Years of Edison Event Button Museum
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Event
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Fifty Years of Edison button back Event Button Museum
Sub Categories
Illustrations
Text on Button 50 YEARS OF EDISON SERVICE 1882 1932
Image Description

Illustration of a hand holding a light bulb over a cityscape on a blue background with white text outlined in black around the top edge and black text at the bottom
Back Paper / Back Info

THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. 
BUTTONS BADGES NOVELTIES AND SIGNS 
NEWARK, N.J.
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
7/8 inch
Year / Decade Made
1932
1930s
The Manufacturer
Whitehead & Hoag Co.
Additional Information

The Edison Illuminating Company was founded by Thomas Edison. In 1882, the company began operating in New York using Edison's patented electricity distribution system. The system made it possible for homes and business to purchase electric lighting at a price that was competitive with existing gas utilities. By it's 50th anniversary in 1932, the company was the largest electrical service provider in the world, and it still operates today under the name Con Edison.
Catalog ID EV0213