Edison Jumbo Dynamo, 1882

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Artifact Overview

Edison's successful lighting experiments at his Menlo Park laboratory in 1879 bore fruit in the practical system he put into operation in New York City, at the center of which was the Pearl Street power station. This is the sole surviving engine-generator from that installation, and it was the first to go online providing power to customers on September 4th, 1882.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Generator

Date Made

1882

Location

at Greenfield Village in Edison Illuminating Company Station A

Object ID

30.1507.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the New York Edison Company

Material

Iron (Metal)
Copper (Metal)
Brass (Alloy)
Wood (Plant material)

Dimensions

Height: 84 in
Width: 131 in
Length: 116 in

Inscriptions

Edison Machine Works, Builders, New York, U.S.A., No. 9
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