Garton-Daniels Lightning Arrester, 1892-1916
THF167185 / Garton-Daniels Lightning Arrester, 1892-1916
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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
1892-1916
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
40.220.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Stuart L. Miller.
Material
Metal
Marble (Rock)
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Black (Color)
Copper (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 12 in
Length: 5.25 in
Inscriptions
on plate:
GARTON-DANIELS METALLIC CIRCUIT ARRESTER/ PATENTED SEPT. 30, 1892/ VOLTS 100 NO. 1291/ GARTON-DANIELS ELECTRIC CO. KEOKUK, IOWA
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