Tirrill Potential Regulator, circa 1899

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Electric current regulator

Date Made

circa 1899

Creator Notes

Invented by George B. Lander and Allen Augustus Tirrill and manufactured by the Tirrill Regulator Company, Concord, New Hampshire.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.2028

Credit

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

Material

Wood (Plant Material)
Metal
Wire

Color

Black (Color)
Brown
Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 21.75 in
Width: 16 in
Length: 7.25 in

Inscriptions

on plate: AUTOMATIC POTENTIAL REGULATOR/ NO 74/ PATENTED JAN. 4, '98. FEB. 28, '99/ TYPE AC FORM 2/ CYCLES 60 VOLTS 112/ MANUFACTURED BY/ THE TIRRILL REGULATOR COMPANY/ CONCORD, N.H.
Tirrill Potential Regulator, circa 1899