Edison L-Type Bipolar Dynamo, Used at the Arnold Print Works, 1882

THF810797 / Edison L-Type Bipolar Dynamo, Used at the Arnold Print Works, 1882

Artifact Overview

Thomas Edison began producing equipment to meet users' electrical power needs after his successful experiments with electricity generation and transmission. The Edison Machine Works in New York City manufactured this Type L direct-current dynamo with four field coils--a larger variant of its two-field-coil Type Z--for commercial use in the early 1880s. The Arnold Print Works in Massachusetts purchased this dynamo to light its facilities.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Generator

Date Made

1882

Creators

Edison Machine Works

Place of Creation

United States, New York, New York

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

31.761.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Arnold Print Works.

Material

Iron (Metal)
Steel (Alloy)
Copper (Metal)
Wood (Plant Material)

Dimensions

Length: 48 in
Width: 64 in
Height: 84 in
Weight: 6000 lbs
Speed: 850 rpm

Inscriptions

on base on one side: EDISON MACHINE WORKS, BUILDERS, NEW YORK, U.S.A. No. 81

Keywords	United States, Massachusetts, North Adams Textile mills Mills (Buildings) Generators Arnold Print Works

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