Electro Importing Co. spark coil
date: label: date made
content: 1914
name: label: maker
content: Electro Importing Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: E. I. Co. spark coil. A .5 kilowatt spark transformer containing two black secondaries wound with enameled wire and a single primary wound with #14 double insulated copper wire. Wooden case. Each secondary weights 2.75 pounds and gives a 1" spark. Four top mounted metal binding posts are provided so that one secondary may be used at a time, or both connected in series or in parallel. This unit does not have a vibrator, and the manufacturer suggests using it with the EI electrolytic interrupter connected to a source of 110 volts alternating current or direct current. Unit is advertised as a 100 mile wireless coil. Original sale price: $6.00. Reference: Electro Importing Company catalog, 1914, page 37.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Franklin Wingard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.321156
label: catalog number
content: 321556
label: accession number
content: 241556
objectType: label: Object Name
content: spark coil
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 in x 9 1/4 in x 5 3/4 in; 15.24 cm x 23.495 cm x 14.605 cm