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= August 28 =

C. J. Field and Edison lighting
Who was C. J. Field, who wrote the chapter "Design and Operation of Incandescent Stations", in the 1890 book Incandescent Electric Lighting. A practical Description of the Edison System? Both the other contributors were associates of Edison; was Field? Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:49, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Looking in Newspapers.com (pay site), I'm seeing various references to a C. J. Field, who was a student of Edison's among many others. One article, in a Boston paper in 1911, says he's the president of the Electric Omnibus and Truck Company, wherever that may be. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:16, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
 * The Electric Omnibus and Truck Company was based in NYC. --Lambiam 07:57, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Omnibus, in this context, is just an old word for a bus. From the links here and below, the company must have produced battery-powered buses and trucks. --184.144.99.72 (talk) 09:40, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Cornelius James Field (1862-1915). Here's a clipping someone made at Newspapers.com, which theoretically should be visible to anyone. (You can put that theory to the test.) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:24, 28 August 2021 (UTC)


 * , I am not a Newspapers.com subscriber, but I can confirm that I can see the article just fine. What a fascinating (and probably notable) man, who should probably be mentioned in articles about the early history of electric vehicles. That's a photo of a 110 year old electric car that I took. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  04:15, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Sounds like he's notable enough to have his own Wikipedia article. --184.144.99.72 (talk) 05:41, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
 * He gets a mention here (bottom right) along with his Field Engineering Company. More details here and here. Alansplodge (talk) 20:40, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Great work, thank you all. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 18:18, 29 August 2021 (UTC)