Lightning-Arrester, circa 1900
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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 1900
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2014.0.17.88
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Nickel (Metal)
Steel (Alloy)
Dimensions
Height: 9.75 in
Width: 3 in
Length: 6.125 in
Inscriptions
plaque:
Current Electric Co.
Manufacturers
Patent Pending
Chicago
terminals:
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