Experimental Lightning Arrester, 1910-1920
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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
1910-1920
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.1333.279
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company.
Material
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Rubber (Material)
Color
Brown
Red
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 17.25 in
Length: 10 in
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