The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-25
ELECTRICIANS SURPRISED.
INTENTION OF THE LNCANDEsCENT
LIGHT CLAIMED FOR HENRY GOEBEL

/ INIhNINOH UT E1"
LIGHT CLAIMED FOB HENRY GOEBEL.
A BOSTON Company Presents Andavits TO
Prove that Goebei Exhibited Publicly In
This City Lamps Similar 70 the Edison
Lamp More Than Thirty Years Ago.
A surprise to the electrical world was sprung
In Boston on Monday. Those electricians In
this city who had learned the nows Yesterday
would not attempt to estimate the conse-
quences. except in o very general way. 1.-THE
matter realizes it's seeming promise the result
will upset the present status OF the mean
descent electric lighting business and VIII
lcaye the lamps dlvested Of patent protection.
A claim is set up that lamps similar to Edi-
sons were manufactured and publicly exhib-
tied In this city fully thirty-nve years ago.
The Electrical Engineer will publish to-day the
first news OF the matter. with drawings and
afidavits, and will editorially endorse the
probability OF the story.
Eoison's patent 10 on the flament OF carbon
izedibamboo enclosed in On exhausted glass
bulb It ia known that he made thousands OF
experiments and had experts seacling the
world over for suitable material before he hit
upon the perfect conductor OF the carbon
lied bamboo Hlament. Last December
the United States Circuit Court OF Ap-
peals in this State gave q decision to
the Edison company which was generally
accented as giving the Edison people
patent, The General Electric Company thon
began to close up all the LAM Wn map nstISn wars
and EISetrieal Comnany Of b2ston e ens t rEsI
the case came up the Beacon people produced
a lot OF odd:locEine incandescent lamps and a
pared TO prove that mr.. Edison's. principle
was discovered twenty years hei2ro ne Go MNoone
roc street. and now lives at Tappen. N. Y.
made tho lamps, and he exhibitsn tnem as a
dr TSs Iss sard as sG th s;s a te.es set ior ehn In the aHa-
GoeSel is & years old; He was 2 watch
mach iIn.srsstsd,f IN PSSssIssi 5ssss5sh; and be- r.
Journals OF 1.-THE incande.cent lamp invented by
hansen We're much Interested In the matter:
and made experiments with an ineandescent
oIened a little shop near the Grand Street
Ferry, He continued his experiments. ana one
hhiiSSihstI n ne t rsiSp the roof ie Of his ns'i house an electric
arc light. run by a zin T1n battery teTys % n ms
committing q breach Of the D ace; j. ,,,.rd.,.
cent lighting. and Incidentally discovered that
earbonlzed wood was q c9onduetos. After Try.
IRON a ripe stem Of bamboo gave the best re-
suits. and in 1855 he made lamps with this
t mGrSF, Cells so Of bat Sas.ery they omitted a, brilliant
light. Some Of these lamps have beeh pre-,
served ID t and Et Of them E tram |" hs not one so es.
~sential feature Of the modern inGandescent
lamp Is wanting in these examples"
Goebel's affidavit says:
nsd ns. .asa is,np si. s"d I n!Say' h h.d .S { Tu WITH s &c sne %lt II
the AID Of q battery OF a6ou! thirty k,ns;Sa ear n cells In
p 1ssH sp places ss.G m n so wy sSe si;s a is4s TO , sSs'ss n m xan'sai
s Sn q . ' small f fssoa OK ,S Ms's slus X H Bs'% had a1. Ps a large 80 ,sa.:
SsIy va and I. .ws 81 "a {, 90 If ,r Is np 10 ns;fses !ns S:is weisn
os .ss Ps az ss.,Sg,. t SsS r l.m ism . snSeI .s tsem ~ a large
Ranst; q member Of the New York police force
%ak ss'S afedsyit that he knew aSsbel' IRON
1858 to 1872; He remembers the electric
i eop!s.S s!fii5ne'lyS; nHa 5s"f finsf Of 'he El ffs a
says he saw such lanps In G1eesps store in
G esaI; TAT at work ssSn on ' the ismps. and Goebssl *.
planned their construction, telling him the
necessity Of the VACUUM, and do chewing SSEin how hoy ne Re
George q. Crosby. who was general manager
makes anidavit that he saw Goebel's, LAMPS
cartons. and vacuum pumps In 1881. His
lean company was making that it employed
Prof. Chariss r. Cross OF the Massnchuset ta
Goebels old lamp y substantially the lamt
l e%' aThs TACT sS e th sa'MSf r. G %s heISSS Himself l1ii'hn has MOI
pressed his claims to public recognition as ar
inventor Of the incandescept lamp: Is" Mr.
81 Err tse sn case. not t'd dffi e, It Of i" esplanasien. II,
speaks and understands the English Ian
!. esad t W at aIi sons AS h a,i had sons sna fsa fhiis s Sst
teries with his own hands and had pnid tn.
. pocket. doubtless no one knew better than i,
: that. SO long as 1t was dependent upon an
: lamp. was wholly incapable, Of extended com
8 mercinl use. Considering .Goebers circum
u. s SsIssr q pa nars sqssSq tRat tRs k 4 Is RlsGdssps 81 pg It,
. applicability OF the dynamo to this purpose
Which .n 3. 99Hl yo hee e 1s 6 et sia n5 Hu rssc stf sia. nn !,
that such knowledge should first have comet,
!. him thropSh ss his sa%%plGGymopt BY the lam lam
applied Tor a patent at that time. put in yiev
. OF his Ions. continued and repeated use OF tn,
d before. It is. TO say the least. a matter Of som
doubt whether = valid patent could have bee
AS to the probable effects Of this discover
] the Electrical Engineer says editorially to-day:
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ao %n:s ''F t.sSsp. t sS.1s i: = no i better II: a on:Saad Ps ss:: Of i
question Of anticipation than TO .'nlnire whether On
alleged Rntcinating structure. II. constructed todal
> would be nm infringement Of the claims OF the pnten
It In this aspect Of tho case the resemblance In the pre-
ent instance 10 too clsar TO require argument tn
Goebel lamps are far more nearly Identical with N
o. commercial lamp Of to-day than they arc with II
= structure described In the Edison patent
1t is said that the existence OF .Goehel'
3 lamp was discovered purely by accident by
lawyer Interested in electrical matters; Sc,
eral electrical experts. and lawyers who ~
- counsel for electric compnpies; including NJ
l. pany. have. talked with Goebel and invest
n gated his claims.
SINCLAIR sTOLE so 600.