Electric Light Reaches the Home The magnificent suite of rooms of the Domestic Lighting section at the Crystal Palace Electrical Exhibition are lighted by Mr Edison's newest lamps . A striking feature is a bronze bird holding the lamp in his mouth , which can be moved to any part of the room in the same manner as an oil lamp . These lights can be turned on and off as easily as gas . Insurance Companies have given notice to raise the already high terms of insurance to ? 13 6 per cent , on account of the introduction of electric light . 1882