The first electric light —it burns, but it is not bright enough. Edison experimented with countless metals and failed over nine thousand times before he perfected the light which to-day lights millions of homes. Above is a scene from "Edison, the Man," starring Spencer Tracy and which opened at the St. James to-day.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 62, Issue 88, 24 January 1942, Page 3
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53The first electric light—it burns, but it is not bright enough. Edison experimented with countless metals and failed over nine thousand times before he perfected the light which to-day lights millions of homes. Above is a scene from "Edison, the Man," starring Spencer Tracy and which opened at the St. James to-day. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 62, Issue 88, 24 January 1942, Page 3
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