Illumination items: By the lighting and illumination committee: Ten years of voltage standardization

There is little in standardization as an engineering concept to appeal to the popular imagination. However, in the lighting industry, standardization has progressed to a high degree even though the average lamp consumer has never demanded standardized voltages, bases, or types of lamps. By adhering strictly to the fundamental idea of reducing to a minimum the number of standard voltages, bases, and types of lamps and yet developing a satisfactory lighting service for each field, the standardization movement has contributed materially in increasing the amount of light obtained for a given expenditure.