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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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Edison Lamp Company | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
electrical equipment manufacturer
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industrial company ⓘ |
| areaServed | North America ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edison Electric Light Company
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Edison General Electric Company self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Edison Lamp Company
Edison Machine Works ⓘ |
| businessModel | manufacturing and sale of electrical equipment ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| foundedBy |
Thomas Alva Edison
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Thomas Edison
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| headquartersLocation | Schenectady, New York ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early American electrical manufacturing firm
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predecessor company to General Electric ⓘ |
| industry |
electrical equipment
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lighting equipment ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ power generation equipment ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Charles A. Coffin
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Thomas Alva Edison ⓘ
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Thomas Edison
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| mergedInto | General Electric ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Thomas Alva Edison
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Thomas Edison
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| notableFor |
commercialization of Edison's electrical inventions
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development of integrated electric power systems ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| predecessorOf | General Electric ⓘ |
| product |
electric generators
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electric lighting systems ⓘ electric motors ⓘ electrical distribution equipment ⓘ power station equipment ⓘ |
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