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Edison Bipolar Dynamo, Type S

Edison Bipolar Dynamo, Type S
Name: 
GENERATOR
Edison Bipolar Dynamo, Type S
circa 1887
Country: 
United States Schenectedy New York
Accession: 
2000.1.1
Edison Machine Works Manufacturer
Collection: 
Object
Industrial Design
Subject: 
Machines , Technology , Industry , Electricity , Industrial Design
Inches 72-3/4 94 40-1/2, Centimeters 184.8 238.8 102.9
Credit Line: 
The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, Gift of Finlay B. Matheson
URL: 
2000.1.1.JPG
Tags: 
Industrial Design
Electric generator mounted on rectangular base; side-mounted flywheel, central section with two rope wound cylinders, wooden panel with metal switch at top; generator painted black; mechanical parts of polished copper, iron and/or steel. [Old Accession #: LL1993.1.5]
Edison Bipolar Dynamo, Type S
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  • Title :     Edison Bipolar Dynamo, Type S
  • Artist:     Edison Machine Works Manufacturer
  • Accession:     2000.1.1
  • Country:     United States Schenectedy New York
  • Date:     circa 1887
  • Dimensions:     Inches 72-3/4 94 40-1/2, Centimeters 184.8 238.8 102.9
  • Collection:     Object
  • Category:     Industrial Design
  • Subject:     Machines , Technology , Industry , Electricity , Industrial Design
  • Credit Line:     The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, Gift of Finlay B. Matheson
  • URL:     2000.1.1.JPG
  • Tags:     Industrial Design
Description:
Electric generator mounted on rectangular base; side-mounted flywheel, central section with two rope wound cylinders, wooden panel with metal switch at top; generator painted black; mechanical parts of polished copper, iron and/or steel. [Old Accession #: LL1993.1.5]
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