"(drawings of screw threads)". IEC Report of Plenary Meetings. International Electrotechnical Commission. 1935. p. 160. Retrieved 8 September 2020. Medium screw cap E 27
U.S. patent 0,251,554 (applied 1881, awarded 1881) Two examples of screw system appear, including the kerosene-can lid, but their overall formations are incompatible with today's Edison sockets. No explicit claims for the screw system. Beware patents.google.com's preview mode lacks several pages, must download full PDF.
U.S. patent 0,438,310 (applied 1890, awarded 1890) A lamp base that is compatible with 3 competing socket systems (Edison, Westinghouse, Thomson-Houston). This patent is not about Edison system itself. It rather is an enhancement to the already existing Edison system. Beware patents.google.com's preview mode lacks several pages, must download full PDF.