Westinghouse Wurts Lightning Arrester, 1893-1900
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Artifact Overview
In the late 1800s, companies began producing electricity to light cities, run streetcars, and power factories, homes and offices. A potential danger to this power system and its apparatus was lightning and other large discharges of electricity. A lightning arrester diverts the surges and protects valuable equipment from damage.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Lightning-arrester
Date Made
1893-1900
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.1333.281
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company.
Material
Metal
Wire
Ceramic (Material)
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4.375 in
Width: 8.5 in
Length: 2.875 in
Inscriptions
on front:
THE WURTS/ NON ARCING METAL ARRESTER/ STYLE 4938/ ALTERNATING CIRCUITS/ WESTINGHOUSE ELECT & MFG. CO/ PITTSBURG [sic] PA/ PAT MAR 15 92 FEB 28 93/ OTHERS APPLIED FOR
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