Weston Ammeter Shunt, Used at the Pontiac State Hospital, Pontiac, Michigan, circa 1898

THF165343 / Weston Ammeter Shunt, Used at the Pontiac State Hospital, Pontiac, Michigan, circa 1898

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Electrical shunt

Date Made

circa 1898

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

31.335.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Michigan State Administrative Board.

Material

Metal
Wood (Plant material)

Color

Black (Color)
Brown
Copper (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 3.625 in
Width: 7.5 in
Length: 5 in

Inscriptions

on plate: NO 9566/ 1000 AMP

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Pontiac Electrical shunts Electricity Psychiatric hospitals Hospitals Powerhouses Power plants Electrical generation and distribution Eastern Michigan Asylum Pontiac State Hospital

Artifact
Pontiac State Hospital Dynamo Room, Pontiac, Michigan, 1898
In 1898, a modern electric light and power plant was completed at the Eastern Michigan Asylum in Pontiac. Inside, dynamos, motors, machines, and a range of switches and meters helped power the institution's growing infrastructure. This photograph shows the interior of the dynamo room. Hospital administrators funded a new power plant in 1929.
Artifact
Pontiac State Hospital Dynamo Room, Pontiac, Michigan, 1930
In 1898, a modern electric light and power plant was completed at the Eastern Michigan Asylum in Pontiac. Inside, dynamos, motors, machines, and a range of switches and meters helped power the institution's growing infrastructure. This photograph shows the interior of the dynamo room. Hospital administrators funded a new power plant in 1929.