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Name: Light Bulb
At REMO Since: 1993
Thanks to: James De Vries
Copyright: REMO
CustOMER Comments: 9
Average Rating:Customers have given this product a 4 Star rating
CustOMER Images: 5


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It is ironic that an "innovation" as iconic as the invention of the light bulb should be so shrouded in authorship controversy.

Contrary to popular belief, the first electric light was made, not by Thomas Alva Edison, but by the English physicist Sir Joseph Wilson Swan. Swan had been determined to devise a practical, long-lasting electric light. He found that a carbon paper filament worked well, but burned up quickly. In 1878, he demonstrated his new electric lamps in Newcastle, England.

It wasn't until the following year (on 21 October 1879) that the US inventor Thomas Alva Edison, having experimented with thousands of different options, was able to demonstrate that a carbon filament in an oxygen-free bulb glowed but did not burn up for 40 hours. By the end of 1880, having tested thousands more filaments, he had produced a 16 watt bulb that could last for 1,500 hours. He began to market his new invention … and the rest, as they say, is history.

The innovator is only rarely also the winner in the marketplace. The idea alone is never enough.

NB: This design also available on a Canvas Back Pouch


T SHIRTS: SHORT SLEEVE:

+  Adult Sizes AUD $35.00 => USD 22.59 approx

+  Kids & Babies AUD $25.00 => USD 16.14 approx

T SHIRTS: LONG SLEEVE:

+  Adult Sizes AUD $40.00 => USD 25.82 approx

+  Kids & Babies AUD $30.00 => USD 19.36 approx

SINGLETS: ALL STYLES:

+  Adult Sizes AUD $33.00 => USD 21.30 approx

Plus 10% GST for Deliveries to Australian Addresses

NB: Percentage discounts are automatically applied to bulk orders of single designs as follows: 10 or more (10%), 20 or more (20%), 50 or more (50%).

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T K

T K has given this product a 5 star rating | Inspiration
Simple, effective and inspirational, a Remo classic. What happened to the light bulb note pads?

T K | Sydney, Australia | CustOMER Since 1988 |5 star VSC | Email T K | S

Sun 21 Oct 2007 | 11:03 AM SYD EST

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herMAN Dwyer

herMAN Dwyer has given this product a 5 star rating | Av-a-Go Ya' Mug!
Yep...bring back the cup of inspiration....

herMAN Dwyer | Newport Beach, Australia | CustOMER Since 1988 |5 star VSC | Email herMAN Dwyer | S

Mon 16 Jul 2007 | 09:16 AM SYD EST

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Elisabeth Frencham

Elisabeth Frencham has given this product a 5 star rating | Classic!
Maybe wearing this will break my writers block?....

Elisabeth Frencham | Preston, Australia | CustOMER Since 2007 |5 star VSC | Email Elisabeth Frencham | S

Sun 1 Jul 2007 | 05:08 PM SYD EST

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Carli Yung

Carli Yung has given this product a 5 star rating | Mugs please?
My light bulb mug keeps getting stolen from the office pantry .... how can I buy some more to make sure my work colleagues use their own?

Carli Yung | Happy Valley, Hong Kong | CustOMER Since 1990 |5 star VSC | Email Carli Yung | S

Fri 1 Dec 2006 | 05:49 PM SYD EST

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Melanie

Melanie has given this product a 5 star rating | A classic
Fab. Everyone should buy (at least) one :-)

Melanie | Australia | CustOMER Since 1994 |5 star VSC | Email Melanie | S

Tue 23 May 2006 | 06:42 PM SYD EST

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Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor has given this product a 5 star rating | Inspiration
For many, many years a white coffee mug with the Remo Light Bulb design on it has helped give me inspiration (and caffeine). No matter what it's printed on, this simple design is sure to bring light, inspiration and smiles to all who see it.

Richard Taylor | Chippendale, Australia | CustOMER Since 1988 |5 star VSC | Email Richard Taylor | S

Tue 7 Dec 2004 | 04:59 PM SYD EST

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Catharine Pruscino

Catharine Pruscino has given this product a 4 star rating | the light on the hill
I always save my light bulb for when I am most likely to need it - during a uni exam. There is no better icon to get you through the darker moments in life?

Catharine Pruscino | Chippendale, Sydney, Australia | CustOMER Since 1990 |5 star VSC | Email Catharine Pruscino

Thu 3 Oct 2002 | 02:56 AM SYD EST

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k

k has given this product a 3 star rating | the very idea
hey ~ this is cool ~ design that is ~ although ~ spectral analysis ~ might suggest ~ otherwise ~ and ~ this is an old light bulb ~ so ~ yep ~ yellow gels ~ with ~ memories of ~ homestead lights ~ way ~ in the distance ~ long ago ~ middle of the cold and sometimes wet night stuff ~ friendly yellow windows ~ beckoning ~ or ~ is that ~ beaconing ~ not sure ~ both probably ~ and ~ always ~ friendly ~ but ~ did light bulbs ever ~ screw? ~ surely not ~ perhaps ~ in train carriages ~ can't remember ~ so ~ some perverse graphic logic ~ at work here ~ not sure why ~ and ~ i'm sort of having a ~ problem ~ with ~ "the idea is never enough" ~ quite clearly a stumbler for ~ some ~ of us :(

k | Manuka, Australia | CustOMER Since 1988 |5 star VSC | Email k

Sat 29 Jun 2002 | 01:04 AM SYD EST

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JaneTA

JaneTA has given this product a 2 star rating | Lost Luminaries
Friends, especially OLD friends, seem to like this one, for reasons unknown. Suspect, this may be the only place one will sight those flashes of former brilliance?

JaneTA | Los Alamos, United States | CustOMER Since 1992 |5 star VSC | Email JaneTA

Sun 4 Aug 2002 | 01:09 AM SYD EST

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