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emeritus · 12th May 2019, 10:56 pm

I think France is the only place in mainland Europe where the BC base is used (in addition to ES and SES). I believe this is because France is the only mainland European county where Swan was able to successfully establish electricity undertakings. Elsewhere, Edison prevailed, and while a number of different bases were used in Europe (in Germany in particular) before 1914, the ES base eventually became standard. Swan and Edison only collaborated in the UK: elsewhere they were fierce rivals.

12th May 2019, 10:56 pm	#33
emeritus Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brentwood, Essex, UK. Posts: 5,347	Re: The Bayonet Lightbulb I think France is the only place in mainland Europe where the BC base is used (in addition to ES and SES). I believe this is because France is the only mainland European county where Swan was able to successfully establish electricity undertakings. Elsewhere, Edison prevailed, and while a number of different bases were used in Europe (in Germany in particular) before 1914, the ES base eventually became standard. Swan and Edison only collaborated in the UK: elsewhere they were fierce rivals. Last edited by emeritus; 12th May 2019 at 11:02 pm.