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    1. [ORKNEY] An Orcadian was the Captain of the first ship in the UK that used Edison Electric Lights
    2. William Sinclair

    3. Hi All In a newspaper article from 1883, it is stated that Captain William Christie Sinclair was especially sent to the UK to be the Captain of the newly built Steamship Tarawera. The ship was the first in the UK to be fitted with the Edison Lightbulb. Another Orkney First. Willie Sinclair

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