b) light Darby's 1904 trolley bridge with glass fiber optic lighting and other lighting as a demonstration project to bring positive attention to the bridge and to Darby itself and have it open for pedestrians by OcTrolleyFest, and
c) explore the creation of an Academy of Building Conservation. Your questions and help are welcome
(Totally different from fiber optic communication)
It has long been known that light bends. In 1880, William Wheeler patented a system to light a house by sending light from an arc lamp in the basement through reflective light pipes....
By sending light from a single source through light guides, it is possible to get 32 individual lights from one source without heat (lowering AC requirements) with lower maintenence costs (only one bulb to change) and without damaging UV.
When Lucy the Elephant (a National Historic Landmark in Margate, NJ was undergoing rrenovations, light was needed that would be unobtrusive, require minimal penetration of the plaster walls, be vandal proof, not obstruct the narrow stairwells, and be energy efficient. Glass Fiber Optics (GFO) fit the bill
Learn more at www.glassfiberoptics.net
1000 Main, Darby Library, and the proposed Meetinghouse Historic District in the distance
