Wikipedia article of the day for July 27, 2026

The Wikipedia article of the day for July 27, 2026 is Carlisle & Finch.
Carlisle & Finch is a manufacturer of nautical equipment in Cincinnati, Ohio. For most of its history, the company has focused on searchlights, especially for marine applications; variants of this design have also been used for navigation beacons by airports and lighthouses. The company is considered the first in the US to produce electric toy trains (example pictured), introducing innovations such as using the rails to conduct electrical power to the cars. They were the first to manufacture and market trains in volume, which they did for about the first 20 years of operation. Other early products included electric generators; the earliest small models were intended to power train sets, but they later produced larger units. Gasoline engines for marine use were made under the Clifton Motor Works brand. They also produced electric-powered appliances such as clothes dryers. Since the start of World War I, Carlisle & Finch has concentrated on high-power lighting.