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- Thomson-Houston Extension Plug, 1883-1892 -
- 1883-1892
- Collections - Artifact
Thomson-Houston Extension Plug, 1883-1892
- Thomson-Houston Regulator, 1883-1892 -
- 1883-1892
- Collections - Artifact
Thomson-Houston Regulator, 1883-1892
- Thomson-Houston Current Indicator, 1889-1892 -
- 1889-1892
- Collections - Artifact
Thomson-Houston Current Indicator, 1889-1892
- Thomson-Houston Recording Wattmeter, 1889-1892 - 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.
- 1889-1892
- Collections - Artifact
Thomson-Houston Recording Wattmeter, 1889-1892
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.
- Thomson-Houston Regulator, 1883-1892 -
- 1883-1892
- Collections - Artifact
Thomson-Houston Regulator, 1883-1892
- Thomson-Houston Current Indicator, circa 1889 -
- circa 1889
- Collections - Artifact
Thomson-Houston Current Indicator, circa 1889
- Thomson-Houston Recording Wattmeter, 1889-1892 - 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.
- 1889-1892
- Collections - Artifact
Thomson-Houston Recording Wattmeter, 1889-1892
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.
- Thomson-Houston Meter, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Thomson-Houston Meter, circa 1890
- Thomson-Houston Type A Lightning Arrester, 1885-1892 - 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.
- 1885-1892
- Collections - Artifact
Thomson-Houston Type A Lightning Arrester, 1885-1892
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.
- Thomson-Houston Recording Wattmeter, 1890-1892 - 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.
- 1890-1892
- Collections - Artifact
Thomson-Houston Recording Wattmeter, 1890-1892
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.