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the maximum efficiency of the lamps is 4.33 watts per candle.

In the case shown in Fig. 7 the lamps cost 50 cents and have a life of 1,200

Lamps 50 cts. each—Life 1200 hrs. at 3 Watts per Candle.

Current costs 10 cts. per ㏋. per hour.

Fig. 7.

hours at 3 watts per candle. The current costs 10 cents per h. p. per hour. This is the cheapest and also the best lamp we have yet considered, but the current is expensive. In this case the