General Electric Company No. 5015 Price List, Thomson Recording Watt-Meters, May 16, 1893
THF254937 / General Electric Company No. 5015 Price List, Thomson Recording Watt-Meters, May 16, 1893
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Artifact Overview
Elihu Thomson, engineer, inventor and cofounder of the Thomson-Houston Electric Company, developed a commutator-type wattmeter in the late 1880s. His recording watt-hour meter helped transform the nascent electric power industry. The sturdy device provided companies that supplied electricity to consumers a way to accurately track and bill electrical power use. General Electric, formed after Thomson's company merge with Edison General Electric, produced this price list.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Price list
Date Made
16 May 1893
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2016.0.17.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Red
Dimensions
Height: 6.125 in
Width: 6.75 in
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