General Info

It was the year 1920 when Ellis Reed first began his travels through the towns of central and northern Utah. He prepared his horse, packed only a meager collection of tools, some carbide lights, a pile of pipe, and set out on a journey that would lead him to a number of farmhouses to install “modern” carbide lanterns and piping. Ellis was an innovator above all, and the installations he was involved in were part of the first indoor lighting system in history. After many years Ellis decided to make a home in Suffolk County.