On 12/8/2005 at 12:27 AM Adrian Graham wrote:
 Hang on, one of my Edison bulbs has burnt out,
I'll be back in an hour 
 when
 I've changed it :)  
 Adrian, are you aware that here in the US we still use Edison (screw) base
 lamps?  One of Edison's carbon-filament creations would fit very nicely in
 the reading lamp by my desk.   I don't know if it's still there, but I
 recall an Edison lamp installed at a fire station in Livermore, CA that's
 been burning for many decades. 
You could say that.  The 4W GE light bulb in question hasn't been lit
continuously, but the same bulb hasn't blown since it was manufactured
in 1901.
It even has a web presence!
Peace...  Sridhar