Russ Huber Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 Steve Rockwell threw me a curve ball. I struck out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cunningham Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 I was wrong. Edison didn’t leave GE in a fit. Here’s more; “Edison's various electric companies continued to grow until in 1889 they were brought together to form Edison General Electric. Despite the use of Edison in the company title however, Edison never controlled this company. The tremendous amount of capital needed to develop the incandescent lighting industry had necessitated the involvement of investment bankers such as J.P. Morgan. When Edison General Electric merged with its leading competitor Thompson-Houston in 1892, Edison was dropped from the name, and the company became simply General Electric.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cunningham Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 If I recall, Wing made the first vane oscillator. Westinghouse had to license his Patents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) On 10/14/2022 at 10:48 AM, Russ Huber said: Steve Rockwell threw me a curve ball. I struck out. It would be pretty hard to contest that LevI Julian Wing did not have his "Beauty" fan motors on the market when your July, 21, 1900 (well into mid fan motor season) newspaper clip CLEARLY CLARIFIES 'DESK FANS' in capital letters. Edited October 16, 2022 by Russ Huber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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