Marconi Lightning Switch, Type SE-163, 1917

Artifact

Lightning-arrester

Date Made

1917

Creators

Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America 

Keywords

Lightning-arresters 

Communication 

Radio (Telecommunication system) 

United States. Navy 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

00.625.178

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Ceramic (Material)
Rope
Steel (Alloy)
Wood (Plant material)

Dimensions

Height: 9.5 in

Width: 4 in

Length: 14 in

Inscriptions

plaque: Lightning Switch Made for Navy Department (BU of S.E.) by Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. of America Reg. No WSA559 Cont. No 30809 Date 1917 Type SE 163 Serial No - 312 embossed: 1-A - IIIB 3B - IIIB 2B - IIB