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Oldest light bulb still burning after 110 years, enters Guinness World Records

Oldest light bulb still burning after 110 years, enters Guinness World Records

Look no further than our own Bay Area fire station to find the world's oldest and longest burning light bulb. The 60 watt bulb has been recorded into the Guinness World Records by staying lit for 110 years. It still remains burning within the fire station's room. Since its installation in 1901, the light bulb dubbed The Centennial Bulb has been operating day and night running on 4 watts at the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department Station number 6 in Livermore, California.
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World's oldest bulb still burning after 110 years

A light bulb in a firehouse in Livermore, California, which has been declared the oldest known working light bulb by the Guinness Book of World Records, will celebrate its 110th anniversary on June 18.
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