E. G. L. Co. Samson Battery No. 2, 1883-1906
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Artifact Overview
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, people used batteries to power telegraph and telephone systems, ring bells and alarms, or spark gasoline engines. The Electric Gas Lighting Company in Boston Massachusetts made this wet cell battery called the Samson. Its glass jar held a conductive solution surrounding the carbon and zinc elements that produced an electrochemical reaction.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Battery (Electrical)
Date Made
1883-1906
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.0.34.73
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Porcelain (Material)
Color
Black (Color)
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 4 in
Length: 4 in
Inscriptions
on side:
THE / SAMSON / BATTERY / No 2
on side:
THE / E. G. L. CO. / BOSTON / MASS
on side:
WATER LINE / WITHOUT ELEMENTS
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