The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-04
SAWrER's ELecrxIo LAMP.
An Inventor Claiming that he In. solved the
Problem that has Puzzled 80 Many.

frobiem that has Puzzled 80 Many.
An organization under the laws of the
State Of Now York. composed Of Abon p. Man.
William f. Sawyer. Hugh Mccullough. Law.
renee Myers, Jacob HAYS. James P. Kernochan.
and William II. Hays. has boon formed. to be
known by the corporate name oil the Electro.
Dynamic Light Company. and the certH,a
required was filed In the Clerks Office ~ tho
County Of New York on Jsy y. 1875. Its nomi-
mil capital is $4,000. ami the scrip 1890. 600.
The objects Of the company are set forth TO b.
the production Of light aml power by means "
electricity; the lighting uc streets. buildings.
and other places. produfnr conducting aud
distributing electrical cuit snts for lighting and
other purposes. and the manufacture and sale
OF all machinery necessalr, for and adapted to
accomplish the purposes named.
The patent under VIII th this company pro-
poses to carry on it's business h on the discov-
cry or invention Of W. E. Sawyer. known IA the
sawyer-Man electric lamp. device that they
hss"rt was patented Year. teSo.
, william y. sawyer. the inventor. was recently
the chief electrician OF tho Western Union Tele-
grapn Company. and y vas while occupying
ing his place that he might develop ii and In.
tro1uee II to the word.
The confidence Of the corporators in the
operation for number Of days, Ia 80 great that
Il IS ayerred they ha e paid The Inventor large
h reserved EUROPEAN territory. and that the
ca Secretary OF the Treasury will sni In an
early steamship 70 place the invention before
the European publi'. Many Of those Interested
In the new enterprise were holders Of the city
gas stocks q ana hgys been quietly unloading
to the company by entirely responsible per.
sons OF sl00O0O over and alloy" the royalty. for
the right Of operating nnd sclliDE the invention
In one of the largest States II the Union.
The Jet or lamp. ~ Mr.. Sawyer calls IT, he
says costs less than a TO mabuaciure. It's
"a frgn nan la
admitted, thep can be no combustion, and
consequently no burning out OF the carbon
ductors. supporting diaphragm. or plate Al
upright bur an this diaphragm supports mn
nther bar running tTansversfty from its top.
From this transverse bar d,apends u carbon
pencil. about one-sixth OF an inch in thickness
which Is the lieht-giylng substance. Under
Of metal called the anvil. which also rests on
the diaphragm. The whole apparatus Is en-
entire lamp Is =, inches hieth and 2's inches in
diameter
At an exhibition Of the Invention on Saturday
after the engine that pro- ficrs the electricity
was started. small key thrned on the light.
The carbon points within tins LAMP became iirst
resembling the Intensity q the sun al noon,
day. and producing the saIne effect as Ii upon
InS to ny and VIZ he &
was uniform. steady. and under as perfect con-
troll rs gas light.
II Is claimed that the new light. when in prac-
teal use. will be- wholly free from many obiec-
tons attending the use OF coal gas like smoke
SCOT deterioration ofthe Hmos phere In house,
and danger from asphyN o.. A. Il IL inn a 'sible
70 Ignite anything by means OF this .-ctric
light. 1t H. claimed that thsa Sawyer system when
In. use, will materially reduce Insurance rates.
Mr. Sawyer and those Interested with him feel
confident that he has completely solved the
problem Of electric light IN all It's detnis There
remain n few merely MECHANICAL obstacles 10 b. |
overcome. that he says ire OF easy solution I'm
order e adapt the light IN the every day uses OF
lie. They are in rapid process OF accomplish |
ment. and the inventor and his friends assert /
That within the next two weeks lights will be ar
tenn can DE shown and explained 10 the public. |