E1598 - 1598: "Lewis Latimer and the Globe-Supporter for Electric Lamps"

Interesting Things with JC #1598: "Lewis Latimer and the Globe-Supporter for Electric Lamps" - Everybody talks about the bulb. Almost nobody talks about the small fix that helped keep electric light alive out in the real world. Lewis Latimer was helping hold the future together while everybody else was staring at the glow.