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William J. Hammer Collection ca. 1874-1935, 1955-1957 #069(38 cubic ft.; 102 DB; 5 F/O) by: Robert S. Harding, 1986PHOTOGRAPHIC CAPTIONSby Hammer on reverse side of original photographs) William J. Hammer at the Exposition Internationale de electricite, Paris, 1881. SI neg. # 85-406. William J. Hammer, "He grew this beard in order to make him appear older and give more prestige." SI neg. # 85-10223. "Hammer showing his daughter Mabel experiments with the "X"
Rays at 153 West 46th - It is his laboratory at their home. December 14,
1902." William J. Hammer "in fancy dress costume." SI neg. # 85-405. William J. Hammer at his home, 153 W. 46th Street, New York City, 1903. SI neg. # 85-400. William J. Hammer in his Army uniform, c. 1917-1919.
"Electricity and some things which can be done with it," an illustrated lecture by Hammer (seated to right of center apparatus) at Young Men's Christian Union Building, Boston,, February 19,, 1887. Hammer was the general manager and chief engineer of the Boston Edison Electric Illuminating Company from 1886-1887." SI neg. # 8772. Display of William J. Hammer's historical collection of incandescent electric
lamps - "The History of an Art." "Electrical Diablerie," booklet cover. SI neg. # 85-10224. "(A) wonderful electrical dinner given by the Franklin Experimental Club and which was attended by many notable guests. Franklin (thanks to a concealed phonograph) repeated his proverbs. The electric railway hustled cigars around the table, the skulls flashed and howled, oysters sizzled in an electric cooker, while Bennie Franklin drew lightning now and then from the kite string." January 31, 1891. SI neg. # 85-10225. "The first automatic motor driven 'flasher' sign in the
world-invented and built by Hammer 1883 while chief engineer of the German
Edison Company... Edison Pavilion in the Health Exposition, Berlin, 1883... The
motor driven flasher spelled the name 'Edison' letter by letter and as a whole,
automatically." "The first flashing column of light, 1884. Invented, designed, built and
operated by Hammer for the Edison Exhibit of the Franklin Institute Exhibition,
Philadelphia, 1884 ... The name Edison flashed letter by letter and as a whole.
The lights ran in spirals up and down the column by hand operated
flashers." Edison Central Station, Crystal Palace Exhibition, London, February 14, 1882. It supplied about 1,200 lamps. Erected by Hammer and Edward H. Johnson. SI neg. # 85-8786. Electrical Exhibition, Crystal Palace Exhibition, London, 1892. SI neg # 85-8779. Edison Phonograph Exhibit, Paris Exposition, 1889. Hammer is eighth from right with open jacket, white shirt, and white handkerchief in breast jacket pocket. SI neg. # 85-8783. Edison Exhibit, Paris Exposition, 1889. SI neg. # 85-8767. Cover, official Guide, Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley and Central States, 1883. SI neg. # 86-11298. Menlo Park, 1880 (left to right): office, main laboratory, machine shop, chemical lab, glass blowers shop. SI neg. # 85-8780. "Edison's (main) laboratory, Menlo Park, New Jersey. Erected in 1876 by Samuel Edison. Abandoned in 1883 and destroyed during wind storm. Birthplace of incandescent lamp, phonograph, and carbon telephone transmitter." SI neg. # 85-8770. "Copy of original picture of Mr. Edison (with cap, leaning against right
column at top of steps) and some of his assistants grouped in front of his
laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey in February, 1880." Hammer
is on the steps leaning against left column. Interior of Edison's laboratory, Menlo Park, February 22, 1880. From the
left: L. K. Boehm, C. L. Clarke, Charles Batchelor, William Carman, S. D.
Mott, George Dean, Thomas A. Edison, Charles T. Hughes, George Hill, George
Carman, Francis Jehl, "Basic" Lawson, Charles Hammer, C.P. Mott, J. V.
Mackenzie. Thomas A. Edison SI neg. # 85-8787. "Jumbo, 30 Ton Steam Dynamo, Holborn Viaduct Station, London, England... This dynamo was named jumbo by Hammer when he found it being shipped by the same boat that had transported Jumbo the elephant."Si neg. # 85-8784. Three thousand light Central Station on Holborn Viaduct, London (see arrow). This was "the first central station established for incandescent lighting in the world ... started January 12, 1882 ... originally intended as a European demonstration of what Mr. Edison's electric lighting system was, and was operated long after the time originally proposed." (Electrical World and Engineer, March 5, 1904). SI neg. # 85-8768. Radium advertisement. SI neg. # 85-10802. "Remarkable tests with radium in treating diseases, made by one of
Newark's sons, now engages scientific world: William J. Hammer and the result of
his experiments." Newark Sunday News, January 17, 1904. |
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