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Edison bi-polar dynamo, capacity sixty 10-candlepower lamps. Installed on S.S. Columbia in 1880.

General Electric Company1880/1880

Museum of Innovation & Science

Museum of Innovation & Science
Schenectady, United States

Note written below image says that it is too early to be a Z-type dynamo as listed on the original photo caption. The note, written by Charles L. Clarke, one of Edison's long-time assistants, reads: "THis is not a "Z" dynamo, which had an iron base, and were first built very early in 1881. The statement that it (one of four) was installed on the S.S. Columbia is correct. Between the S.S. Columbia machines and the "Z" came the "A," which also had an iron base. Charles L. Clarke, January 8, 1929, with Edison at Menlo Park, NJ.

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  • Title: Edison bi-polar dynamo, capacity sixty 10-candlepower lamps. Installed on S.S. Columbia in 1880.
  • Creator: General Electric Company
  • Date Created: 1880/1880
  • Location: Menlo Park, New Jersey
  • Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10
  • Original Language: English
  • Subject Keywords: Thomas Edison, Invention, Electricity
  • Type: Photograph
  • Publisher: General Electric Company
  • Rights: This digital image may be used for educational uses. Please cite as miSci- Museum of Innovation & Science. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the images from miSci.

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