Edison General Electric Company

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Edison General Electric Company was an early American industrial and electrical manufacturing firm created by inventor Thomas Edison that became a key predecessor to today’s General Electric.

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Edison Lamp Company 1

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instanceOf electrical equipment manufacturer
industrial company
areaServed North America
associatedWith Edison Electric Light Company
Edison General Electric Company self-linksurface differs
surface form: Edison Lamp Company

Edison Machine Works
businessModel manufacturing and sale of electrical equipment
country United States of America
surface form: United States
foundedBy Thomas Alva Edison
surface form: Thomas Edison
headquartersLocation Schenectady, New York
historicalRole early American electrical manufacturing firm
predecessor company to General Electric
industry electrical equipment
lighting equipment
manufacturing
power generation equipment
keyPerson Charles A. Coffin
Thomas Alva Edison
surface form: Thomas Edison
mergedInto General Electric
namedAfter Thomas Alva Edison
surface form: Thomas Edison
notableFor commercialization of Edison's electrical inventions
development of integrated electric power systems
operatedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
predecessorOf General Electric
product electric generators
electric lighting systems
electric motors
electrical distribution equipment
power station equipment

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Edison General Electric Company associatedWith Edison General Electric Company self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Edison Lamp Company
Edison Machine Works associatedWith Edison General Electric Company
Thomas Alva Edison founded Edison General Electric Company
Edison Machine Works parentOrganization Edison General Electric Company