Motor Controller Used at the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, circa 1897

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Electric controller

Date Made

circa 1897

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

42.109.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Cutler-Hammer, Inc.

Material

Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Paint (Coating)
Stone (Worked rock)

Color

Black (Color)
Brown
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 50 in
Width: 25 in
Length: 21 in

Inscriptions

on plate: THE CUTLER-HAMMER/ MFG. CO./ CHICAGO, ILL./ 25 HP [blank] KW 110 WATTS/ PATENTED/ SEPT. 11 1888 JAN. 7 1890.