Electrical instruments exhibited at the 1881 Paris Electrical Exhibition; including a tramway, an electric boat and an electric chair. Wood engraving by A. Marie, 1881.

Palais de l'Industrie, Paris, France. Photograph by Achille Quinet, ca. 1870.

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Electrical instruments exhibited at the 1881 Paris Electrical Exhibition; including a tramway, an electric boat and an electric chair. Wood engraving by A. Marie, 1881.

Palais de l'Industrie, Paris, France. Photograph by Achille Quinet, ca. 1870.