Fuller Electrical Company Dynamo, 1879
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In the late 1800s, arc lamps provided lighting for mills, factories, city streets and large public areas. The Fuller Electric Company produced this dynamo in 1879 to generate electricity for these lighting systems. Its design -- from the patent of James J. Wood, a Fuller employee -- was an improvement over previous dynamos and helped spread the use of arc-lamp lighting.
In the late 1800s, arc lamps provided lighting for mills, factories, city streets and large public areas. The Fuller Electric Company produced this dynamo in 1879 to generate electricity for these lighting systems. Its design -- from the patent of James J. Wood, a Fuller employee -- was an improvement over previous dynamos and helped spread the use of arc-lamp lighting.
Artifact
Generator
Date Made
1879
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, Brooklyn
Creator Notes
Likely made by James J. Wood for the Fuller Electrical Company.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.1980.605
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Edison Pioneers.
Material
Composite material
Metal
Paint (Coating)
Color
Black (Color)
Red
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 11.5 in
Length: 16 in
Inscriptions
on plate: WOOD DYNAMO/ AMP. 96 VOLTS 50 REV. 1700/ BUILT MAY 1879 on end: JAMES J. WOODS/ BROOKLYN, N.Y.
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