Siemens magneto electric machine
date: label: date made
content: ca 1857
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: "Siemens Magneto" written on the inside of the (disjoint) cover. A magneto that uses four horseshoe magnets mounted inside a walnut box with a handle on the side. Brass handles are provided with the magneto. Terminals are on the top of the case. 5h-40 on collection tag but the 0 is crossed thru in favor of a 1. "595" or "593" is painted inside the box. Reference: Groenendijk Catalog, page 20, item 5h-41.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.315595
label: catalog number
content: 315595
label: accession number
content: 216300
label: collector/donor number
content: 5h-40 or 41?
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Magneto
label: Object Name
content: magneto generator
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 8 1/4 in x 6 in; 20.32 cm x 20.955 cm x 15.24 cm