Meadowcroft, Wm. H. (William Henry), b. 1853 · New York & London, Harper & brothers · leaf 91
stripof bamboo cane1 whichhas been carbonized toa thread of charcoal.It is joined to two wireswhich come throughthe glass. These twowires come downthrough the bottom ofthe globe, and one isfastened to a brassscrew-ring, while theother wire is fastenedto a brass button atthe bottom of thelamp. These… … Fig. 23 ELECTRIC LIGHT will not carry electricity, or they would makea short circuit when the electricity was ap-plied. We separate the ring and the buttonin various ways. Now, if we took the ends of two wireswhich were charged with the proper amountof electricity and putone wire on the screw-ring…
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