![]() ![]() According to Zylpha Bernal Beck, the bulb was donated to the Fire Department by her father, Dennis Bernal, in 1901. ![]() It was manufactured in Shelby, Ohio, by the Shelby Electric Company in the late 1890s many just like it still exist and can be found functioning. The hand-blown, carbon-filament common light bulb was invented by Adolphe Chaillet, a French engineer who filed a patent for this technology. The Centennial Light was originally a 30- watt (or 60-watt ) bulb, but is now very dim, emitting about the same light as a 4-watt nightlight. Due to its longevity, the bulb has been noted by The Guinness Book of World Records, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, and General Electric. It is located at 4550 East Avenue, Livermore, California, and maintained by the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department. The Centennial Light is the world's longest-lasting light bulb, burning since 1901, and almost never turned off. ![]()
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