Westinghouse Wurts Lightning Arrester, circa 1893
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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
circa 1893
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.1333.282
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company.
Material
Metal
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 2.625 in
Width: 4 in
Length: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
in raised numbers on back:
B6620
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