M0015307: The Edison 1,500 light 110 volt steam dynamo called the "Jumbo"

Previous title, replaced October 2021: The Edison 1,500 light 110 volt steam dynamo

Illustration of the "Jumbo", installed in 1882 at Holborn Viaduct station and Pearl Street Station, New York City, the first Edison X Public Electric Power Stations. Published in Fleming, J. A: Fifty years of electricity : the memories of an electrical engineer, London: 1921

October 1956

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.