Stanley S.K.C. System Lightning Arrester, 1897-1905
01
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
1897-1905
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2016.0.1.121
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Ceramic (Material)
Color
White (Color)
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 8.5 in
Length: 6.5 in
Inscriptions
on plate:
S.K.C. SYSTEM/ STANLEY ELECTRIC MFG. CO./ PITTSFIELD, MASS./ LIGHTNING ARRESTER/ PATENTED AUG. 17, 1897/ VOLTS 1000-1200
Keywords |
|---|