Balloon Light
Invented in the 1920s in Germany, the lighting balloon was first patented on October 26, 1924 (patent #427894). Until the 1990s, several patents were issued although the application was utilized very little. Lighting balloons can be used for highlighting events, the motion picture industry, nightworks, rescue, safety, and architectural enhancement, or any place that requests light and can not accept regular lighting systems.
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