Electric Collection (page 33)

Electric Clock and Time-Ball, Strand, London, 1852
Engraving showing the electric clock and time-ball (on left) erected in the West Strand, London, 1852

The Gramme Electricity Machine and Light, 1878
Engraving showing a group of gentlemen viewing the Gramme electricity generator and several images showing the electric lamps used with the generator, 1878

British Troops fighting at Aanderberg Crossroads; Second Wor
Sketch showing British infantry fighting off German paratroops at Aanderberg Crossroads, Holland, January 1945. On the left of the image is a disabled British Cromwell tank

Prince of Wales opening the new electric railway
The Prince of Wales opening the new electrical railway. The arrival of the train into Stockwell.The underground electric railway runs for three miles from a point in King William Street

Train that runs on a single curve, the Gyroscopic car
The train that runs on a single rail. The Gyrscopic car invented by Louis Brennan, exhibited at Gillingham in Kent. The 22 ton car was designed to carry 10 to 15 tons

Thermega electric blanket, used to warm the sheets
Replacing the hot water bottle. Placing a Thermega electric blanket between the sheets. This invention meant that warmth in the bed could be stored for several hours

American oli powered diesel electric locomotive
The Streamline Union Pacific Train for high speed passenger service. This oil powered diesel electric locomotive is fitted with a 900 H.P twelve cylinder diesel engine

The British Museum, 1890
Engraving showing one of the galleries of the British Museum, 1890. Electric lighting had just been installed in the museum

Ultra Radio advert
An advertisement for Ultra radio, from Ultra Electric ltd

Orfordness Lighthouse and Telegraph Station, 1853
Engraving of Orfordness lighthouse and Submarine electric telegraph station, Suffolk, June 1853. At the end of May 1853 a telegraph cable 119 miles had been laid between Orfordness and Scheveningen

Electric light at the Houses of Parliament
Two engravings from 1873 showing Zenobe Grammes electric light shining from Big Ben and the electric apparatus in the clock-tower

The Marquis of Salisbury opening the Liverpool Docks Overhea
Engraving showing the Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903) turning on the current at the generating station, Bramley-Moore Dock, Liverpool, 4th February 1893

Electric brush
A detailed advertisement from 1883 for Dr. Scotts Electric Hair Brush, claiming to cure a variety of ills, from headaches to deafness, baldness to a weary brain

Colour transparencies being viewed on a lightbox book
A colour photograph album invented by M. P Duchenne. In 1910, technology had not enabled colour images to be printed on paper, only as glass plates

Elevated Electric
The Daft electric locomotive on the 9th Avenue El, replacing the more picturesque but undoubtedly noxious steam locomotives

Leclanche Electric Cell
LECLANCHE CELL An early version of the battery invented by Georges Leclanche, made up of zinc in an ammonium chloride solution

M. Moissans diamond experiments
Ferdinand Frederick Henro Moissan (1852-1907) pictured with his electric furnace. Born in Paris, Moissan was an artificial diamond maker

Advert Vacuum Cleaner
Advert for the housewife for christmas! Western Electric Vacuum Sweeper with the motor driven brush

Electric Telegraph in US
The electric telegraph in use during the American Civil War: General Ulyssess Grant and his operator

An electric portable cleaner
Domestic vacuum cleaners began to appear in households from around 1907. This particular version seems ahead of its time

Electric Water
This young lady stands on an insulated platform, and is connected to an electric machine : when she pours water onto another persons hands, sparks are produced

Armstrongs hydro-electric machine
Hydro-electric machine invented by William George Armstrong (1810-1900), later Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside, in the 1840 s

The electric light- Mr Edison in his laboratory: a sketch fr
Illustration showing Thomas Edison (1847 - 1931) in his laboratory experimenting with light in 1880. The most prolific inventor the world has ever seen

Brights electric street fire alarm
Illustrative montage showing Brights electric street fire alarm in use. The larger image shows a policeman activating the alarm at a post in the street

Electric light on the Thames Embankment
Illustration showing crowds admiring the electric lighting on the Thames Embankment, London in 1879. When the Victoria Embankment was opened in 1870 it was lit by cast iron gas lamps

Jablochkoffs electric light apparatus
Diagrams showing Jablochkoffs candle lamp. Paul Jablochkoff (1847-1894) was a Russian telegraph engineer who would rise to the post of director of telegraphs between Moscow and Kursk

Ayrton and Perrys new electric railway
Professors Ayrton and Perrys new electric railway, exhibited at the Crystal Palace Electric Exhibition in 1882. Ayrton and Perry met at the Imperial College of Engineering and Japan

Internation Electric Exhibition
International Electric Exhibition at Crystal Palace in 1882, showing crowds of visitors viewing the great chandalier in the Alhambra Court

Electric lighting in the city
Engravings from the Graphic showing the effect of electric street lighting on different parts of London. The main image showing the Royal Exchange and Mansion House, the top pictures show St

Edisons electric lamp
Components of the electric lamp patented by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) in 1879. The lamp worked by passing an electric current through a carbon filament enclosed in a vacuum in a sealed glass bulb

English electricity
Advertisement from 1952 by the English Electric Company of Kingsway, London showing illustrations of agricultural and domestic scenes where electricity is in use

Polo match by electric light
A polo match played by electric light at the Ranelagh Club. The game did not begin until ten o clock in the evening. The ILN writes that, .the light, when thrown upon the players

Electric light in Trafalgar Square
Experimental exhibition of the electric light on the steps up to the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London in 1848

Electropathic belt
Advertisement from 1885 for the Pall Mall Electric Associations Electropathic Belt. Claiming to cure a wide range of ailments, including rheumatism, indigestion, lumbago, sciatica

Illuminated gardens at the Inventions Exhibiton
The gardens, fountains and buildings of South Kensington, illuminated with electric light at the Inventions Exhibition of 1885. The extravagant lighting scheme was the work of Sir Francis Bolton

Dr. Scotts electric corset
Advertisement from 1886 for Dr. Scotts Electric Corset, considered a great boon for the delicate and able to cure all manner of ailments including palpitation, nervousness, hysteria

Great Electric Induction Coil
Demonstration of the Great Electric Induction Coil at the Polytechnic Institution in London in 1869 by Professor Pepper. Viewed by a large number of visitors to the Polytechnic

Staites patent electric light apparatus
Engraving of Edward Staites patent electric light apparatus, exhibited at the Hanover Square Rooms, London in 1848. The light used a weight-driven mechanism

Grammes dynamo-electrical machine
Engraving by W. Bazzett Murray showing Grammes direct-current dynamo. Zenobe Theophile Gramme (1826-1901) built the first successful dynamo in 1869

Godalming illuminated
Engraving from 1881 showing the town of Godalming in Surrey illuminated by electric light

Crystal Palace Lake
The picturesque boating lake is a popular feature of the Palace grounds : around 1900, an electric canoe will ply its waters

Game of chess by telegraph
A game of chess played between London and Portsmouth, through the electric telegraph of the South Western Railway on April 10th, 1845. Suggested by Mr

Autographic telegraphy
D Arlincourts autographic telegraph, able to transmit a copy of handwriting by electric currents. Several versions based on a similar principle were in circulation during the mid-19th century

The Electric Light
Engraving of electric light apparatus, known as the Dynamo-Electrical machine. Made by the Russian engineer M. Jablochkoff

Football by the new electric light at Kennington Oval
Engraving showing spectators and players at a football match between the Wanderers and the Clapham Rovers illuminated by the new lighting system

Suggestions for the homes of tomorrow: Electric alarm tea ma
Photograph of a woman demonstrating the electric teas-made at the Olympia Ideal Home exhibition 1947

Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine
Sketch of the Danish inventor Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine. The motor was a significant development from earlier electro-magnetic engines

Suggestions for the homes of tomorrow: Electric toaster
Photograph of a woman demonstrating an electric toaster with adjustable dial at the Olympia Ideal Home exhibition 1947

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