27) Insull TAE, April 1888, 1888, Laboratory Bills. In
comparison with the great increase electricity supply the
United States, England was lagging behind.
32) TAE Villard, Feb 1890, Villard Papers, HBS, fol 473.
26) Chandler, The Visible Hand (Cambridge: Harvard Univ
Press, 1978), 194.
36) The Electric Lighting Act had placed all public supply in
England under the Board Trade.
28) Tate, Open Door, 128. See A. Johnson Letter, undated 1888 Phono general. Many blamed this lag
on regulation. Each local authority had veto
power over lighting projects and the companies were subjected
to vigorous regulation every aspect their operations.
35) Thomas Edison, ’
’
The Dangers Electric Lighting," North
American Review. Johnson TAE, June 1889, Electricity. LXLIX (Nov, 1889), 625-634.H.
25) TAE ViHard, Feb 1891, ViHard papers, HBS, fol 475,
63.
22) Patent 369,439 patented Sept 1887.J.
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21) The work the municipal lamp had begun 1888, when
Edison had his laboratory the Lamp factory, J.
24) E.
31) TAE Villard, March 1889, Villard collection HBS MS
78, box 63.
30) Fessenden, ’
’
The Inventions Fessenden’
’ Radio
News, 1925, Part VIII.H.
38) "Plans the Vizard," newsclipping, 1891 Electric
Railroad folder.
37) TAE Insull, May 1888, 970929, 254.H. Vail to
TAE, May 1886, Elec Light.
29) Upton TAE, Aug 1889, Elec Light, filament.
34) E. Millard, Technological Lag (New York:
Garland, 1987).
39) Cited Josephson, 346.
23) Siemens Halske Report November 1886, Elec light
