Saturday, September 20, 2008 , Updated
Former Fort Worth opera house light bulb set for centennial birthday
Since it was installed back in 1908, the light bulb originally placed in the Byers Opera House in downtown Fort Worth has burned almost continuously. From its current location in the Stockyards Museum, the old bulb will celebrate its 100th "birthday" on September 21.
In 1970, The Guinness Book of World Records mistakenly hailed the Fort Worth bulb as the world's "most durable," but later discovered that the honor belongs to a bulb burning since 1901 in a fire station in Livermore, California.
Oldest or not, there will be cake and punch served to honor Cowtown's little light.
Posted by Erin
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