Edison General Electric Company Motor, circa 1889

Artifact

Motor

Date Made

circa 1889

Creators

Edison General Electric Company 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, Schenectady 

Keywords

Peru 

Peru, Lima 

Motors 

Electricity 

Discovery and exploration 

Electrical generation and distribution 

Wertheman, Arturo 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

30.236.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Composite material
Metal
Wire

Color

Brown
Black (Color)
Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in

Width: 8.5 in

Length: 9 in

Inscriptions

on plate on top: EDISON GENERAL ELECTRIC CO/ SCHENECTADY WORKS./ EDISON SLOW SPEED MOTOR./ TYP[sic] 1/8 HP NO 86 VOL. 65 SERIES WOUND