During 1889, Thomas Edison had business interests in many electricity-related companies: Edison Lamp Company, a lamp manufacturer in East Newark, New Jersey; Edison Machine Works, a manufacturer of dynamos and large electric motors in Schenectady, New York; Bergmann & Company, a manufacturer of electric lighting fixtures, sockets, and other electric lighting devices; and Edison Electric Light Company, the patent-holding company and the financial arm backed by J.P. Morgan and the Vanderbilt family for Edison's lighting experiments. In 1889, Drexel, Morgan & Co., a company founded by J.P. Morgan and Anthony J. Drexel, financed Edison's research and helped merge those companies under one corporation to form Edison General Electric Company which was incorporated in New York on April 24, 1889. The new company also acquired Sprague Electric Railway & Motor Company in the same year. COUNT 5
QSN1 What was the name of the lamp manufacturer in East Newark which Thomas Edison an interest in? ANS1 Edison Lamp Company QSN2 Where was Edison Machine Works located? ANS2 Schenectady, New York QSN3 Who provided financial backing for the Edison Lighting Company? ANS3 J.P. Morgan and the Vanderbilt family QSN4 In what year did Drexel, Morgan & Co. begin to finance Edison's research and form Edison General Electric Company? ANS4 1889 QSN5 What was the name of the company that held the patents from Edison's research? ANS5 Edison Electric Light Company