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Electric Stories - 2015-2017 IMLS Grant Project

22 artifacts in this set

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The staff at The Henry Ford

In 2015, The Henry Ford received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to digitize a selection of artifacts related to electric power generation and distribution. Many hidden stories have come to light as staff cataloged, photographed, and conserved these objects. This expert set presents just a small sampling of those artifacts and their stories preserved by The Henry Ford.

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Eickemeyer Dynamo, Used by the Haxton Canning Company, 1889

Generator

Rudolf Eickemeyer developed his "ironclad" dynamo in the 1880s. The unique method of construction--its heavy iron field coil construction and iron sheathing--gave the dynamo its nickname. It was compact, rugged and efficient, though the ironclad design made it difficult to cool. This dynamo supplied power for the lighting system and small motors at the Haxton Canning Company in Oakfield, New York for 15 years.