{"product_id":"mayw4-kb1508","title":"1929 Thomas Edison Light's Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal","description":"1929 Thomas Edison Light's Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1879, inventor Thomas Edison had established for himself the reputation of a benevolent wizard: a cunning, solitary genius whose unmatched intellectual prowess could work miracles for the betterment of human society. When he invented the phonograph in 1877, Edison brashly promised to produce equally marvellous contraptions every year. The public ate it up, which is why, in 1878, the pressure was on for Edison to win the greatest race in science and engineering: the development of the electric light. 19th-century inventors across the West were inching their way towards harnessing electricity, and, so far, despite over 3,000 designs, Edison's lightbulbs — like everyone else's — burned hot and for only a few minutes. Through tedious trial and error, Edison and his team finally found that the answer was a filament made from carbonized cotton thread, which could burn for hours rather than mere minutes. The New Type Edison Lamp was unveiled to the public in October of 1879 and patented in January of the following year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy 1929, the world had been revolutionized by electricity. This commemorative tombac medal celebrates fifty years of Edison's electric lightbulb, featuring his portrait on the obverse and a pair of historic and modern lightbulbs on the reverse.","brand":"Colonial Acres Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52695912612129,"sku":"3B.TKN-KB1508","price":5.45,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/1744\/7457\/files\/KB1508.jpg?v=1779457782","url":"https:\/\/www.colonialacres.com\/products\/mayw4-kb1508","provider":"Colonial Acres Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}