Meter Manufacturing at the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation, circa 1894

Summary

Established in 1881, the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation manufactured arc lamps, dynamos, and other lighting and electrical equipment. By 1894, the company had survived financial difficulties, a corporate reorganization, and a recent name change. Aided by well-respected electricians, engineers, and inventors, the Indiana company expanded and increased its production efforts. This photograph shows the area were electrical meters were made.

Established in 1881, the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation manufactured arc lamps, dynamos, and other lighting and electrical equipment. By 1894, the company had survived financial difficulties, a corporate reorganization, and a recent name change. Aided by well-respected electricians, engineers, and inventors, the Indiana company expanded and increased its production efforts. This photograph shows the area were electrical meters were made.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1894

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

29.1980.2025.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Edison Pioneers.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 6.5 in

Width: 8.5 in

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