Thomson direct current induction generator
date: label: date made
content: 1877
name: label: associated person
content: Thomson, Elihu
label: maker
content: Thomson, Elihu
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Model of an induction-type dynamo made by Elihu Thomson. A slotted wooden armature with iron cross-pieces that rotate within a circular ring-wound field magnet. Mounted on an 8" square base. A segmented commutator is on the shaft, with two spring brushes affixed.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from General Electric Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.181734
label: catalog number
content: 181734
label: accession number
content: 33185
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Generator
label: Object Name
content: electrical generator
label: Object Name
content: dynamo
label: Other Terms
content: Generator; Motors and Generators
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 3/4 in x 5 in x 5 1/2 in