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This page provides a starting point for accessing vintage catalogs and print ads that relate to electric lighting, vacuum tubes, and other miscellaneous electrical hardware. A separate section for books online can be found here. Contributions are always encouraged with full credit given to you for submitting the material. If you have any material to share then please contact me.
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| Catalogs and Brochures (169) Complete catalogs and brochures on electric lighting, hardware, and early vacuum tubes
| | Print Ads (41) A random group of electric lamp ads, early vacuum tube ads, postcards, etc.
| | | Trade Magazines (1) Complete pre-1900 electrical trade magazines in PDF format
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Below are links to additional literature scanned into Acrobat PDF 6.0 format. Please note that file sizes are quite large and clicking on a PDF link will open the catalog in a new browser window as opposed to a direct download. The preview links provide more information on each item as well as sample thumbnail images.
1880s |
Excerpts on electric lighting taken from the National Encyclopedia |
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1890 |
Experiments with Edison Incandescent lamps & How to Make a Cheap Battery |
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PDF (1.8mb) |
1890 |
Excerpts from the Thomson-Houston Electric Company catalog |
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PDF (0.6mb) |
1900 |
The Superior Manufacturing Company & The Ann Arbor Gas Light System |
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PDF (7mb) |
1937 |
Westinghouse Mazda Lamps and Type "D" Lamps catalog |
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PDF (16mb) |
1937 |
Decorative Electric Lamps and Miniature Lamps French catalog |
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