Westinghouse Transformer and Style 1750 Fuse Block, 1893-1910
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Artifact Overview
Transformers increase or decrease voltage and are essential to alternating current (AC) power systems. In the late 1800s, with the help of transformers, AC power systems proved more efficient and economical than their direct current competitors. Transformers helped convert electricity to high voltage for transmission across long distances, then reduced it to lower, safer voltages for use in homes and factories.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Transformer
Date Made
1893-1910
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.1333.241
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company.
Material
Metal
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 11.5 in
Width: 12 in
Length: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
on fuse block:
WESTINGHOUSE ELEC. & MFG. CO./ PITTSBURGH, PA./ STYLE 1750
on side plate:
WESTINGHOUSE ELEC. & MFG CO./ [PITTSBURGH, PA./ PATENTED/ WESTINGHOUSE MAY 25 '86/ [...] / SCOTT NOV. 28 1893/ CAPACITY 500 WATTS E.M.F. 1000 VOLTS SIZE 2 STYLE 1329 NO. 61398/ OTHER PATENTS APPLIED FOR
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