By this time Charles Brush was reflecting on the early success of his inventions and the efforts that were made to ensure quality and profitable manufacture.  He had become an iconic captain of industry, but continued to work in his home labaratory and in co-operation with other new industries.  One of these was with his son (also Charles Francis Brush) to form the Brush Materials company which became Brush-Wellman, mining, refining and producing beryllium  (an exotic metal) which played a critical role in the early computer industry and the Manhattan Project.

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The Brush Electric brand name continued in local lighting companies across America providing generation and lighting services to communities across the nation.  

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Did you know the "Miss America " Beauty Pageant was started in Galveston Texas in 1920 as a promotion to encourage tourist traffic to the Texas Gulf Coast, which was still rebuilding after the 1900 hurricane.  Another highlight of the city's attractions was the "Largest in the United States" electrical display sign provided by the local Brush Electric Lighting Co. which contained more than 3000 lamps.  Below are press cuttings from the Galveston city lighting, and reports about the mammoth sign.