Lewis Latimer Patent Drawing
Lewis Latimer Patent Drawing
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- Description
- Electricity pioneer Lewis Latimer drew this component of an arc lamp, an early type of electric light, for the U.S. Electric Lighting Company in 1880.
- The son of escaped slaves and a Civil War veteran at age sixteen, Latimer trained himself as a draftsman. His technical and artistic skills earned him jobs with Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison, among others. An inventor in his own right, Latimer received numerous patents and was a renowned industry expert on incandescent lighting.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- drawing
- Date made
- 1880-07-25
- maker
- Latimer, Lewis H.
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 1/4 in x 12 1/2 in x 1/16 in; 18.415 cm x 31.75 cm x.0795 cm
- ID Number
- 1983.0458.21
- accession number
- 1983.0458
- catalog number
- 1983.0458.21
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- Work and Industry: Electricity
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- Energy & Power
- Engineering, Building, and Architecture
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- National Treasures exhibit
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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