Nameplates from Westinghouse Niagara Falls generators, 1897

Nameplates from Westinghouse Niagara Falls generators, 1897

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Object Name
Generator Name Plate
generator name plates
Date made
1897
associated date
1897
maker
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.
Measurements
each: 13 1/2 in x 24 1/2 in x 2 in; 34.29 cm x 62.23 cm x 5.08 cm
ID Number
EM.322844
catalog number
322844
accession number
248256
Credit Line
from Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., thru E. B. Strowger
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Exhibition
Lighting a Revolution
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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