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Electric Stories - 2015-2017 IMLS Grant Project II

20 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 came to light as staff cataloged, photographed, and conserved these objects. This expert set (the second in the series) presents just another small sampling of those artifacts and their stories preserved by The Henry Ford.

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Fuller Electrical Company Dynamo, 1879

Generator

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.