Byron -- RIP

[Dave Meury]

Wednesday January 10 8:37 AM ET
Light Bulb Went Unchanged for
Nearly 70 Years

LONDON (Reuters) - The light in a men's toilet in a British shop has 
finally gone out  -- after nearly 70 years.

Staff at the Martin and Newby electrical shop in the eastern English town 
of Ipswich were now wondering whether the unmarked 25-watt bulb had set a 
world record, British newspapers reported Tuesday.

"We can tell from the shape of the bulb that it must have been made in the 
1930s. It is quite amazing that it lasted so long,'' the shop's managing 
director Michael Atkinson was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.

"I suppose it's a one-off -- but it shows that things were made to last in 
the old days.  We are now safely tucking it away until we can find out more 
about it.''