Calibrating and Testing Laboratory at the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation, circa 1894
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Established in 1881, the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation manufactured arc lamps, dynamos, and other lighting and electrical equipment. By 1894, the company had survived financial difficulties, a corporate reorganization, and a recent name change. Aided by well-respected electricians, engineers, and inventors, the Indiana company expanded and increased its production efforts. This photograph shows the laboratory where meters and other instruments were tested and calibrated.
Established in 1881, the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation manufactured arc lamps, dynamos, and other lighting and electrical equipment. By 1894, the company had survived financial difficulties, a corporate reorganization, and a recent name change. Aided by well-respected electricians, engineers, and inventors, the Indiana company expanded and increased its production efforts. This photograph shows the laboratory where meters and other instruments were tested and calibrated.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1894
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
29.1980.2025.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Edison Pioneers.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
centered on the left border: A dwelling - prior to #16 [handwritten in pencil]
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