Electrical Age Collection

An electric tramway in Berlin in 1886 (engraving)
8766921 An electric tramway in Berlin in 1886 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: An electric tramway in Berlin in 1886 ( From Charlottemburg to Spandau ) 1886); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Model of cyclotron, particle accelerator, invented by Ernest Orlando Lawrence (1901-1958)
AIS5378122 Model of cyclotron, particle accelerator, invented by Ernest Orlando Lawrence (1901-1958) and Milton Stanley Livingston (1905-1986) in 1931 (metal object); Science Museum, London

B.D. Taplin and Co's Lincoln Traction Engine, 1862
7125121 B.D. Taplin and Co's Lincoln Traction Engine, 1862; (add.info.: B.D. Taplin and Co's Lincoln Traction Engine, 1862)

Goods locomotive, 1862
7125202 Goods locomotive, 1862; (add.info.: Goods locomotive built for the Midland Railway Company by William Fairbairn & Sons)

The electric light, Arc du Carrousel (engraving)
8636431 The electric light, Arc du Carrousel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The electric light, Arc du Carrousel)

James Clerk Maxwell's great experiment, 19th Century (litho)
8673170 James Clerk Maxwell's great experiment, 19th Century (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Clerk Maxwell's great experiment)

Old King Coal, the universal provider (litho)
8676260 Old King Coal, the universal provider (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old King Coal, the universal provider. Coal, how it is formed and used)

The wonder that is electricity (litho)
8676245 The wonder that is electricity (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The wonder that is electricity)

Fowey, Battery and Polruan Tower (b/w photo)
8665085 Fowey, Battery and Polruan Tower (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fowey, Battery and Polruan Tower)

Ideal Magnetic Field for Bar Magnet (litho)
8668947 Ideal Magnetic Field for Bar Magnet (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ideal Magnetic Field for Bar Magnet)

Science. Electricity. Incandescent light bulbs by Edison (left) and Swan (right)
3434789 Science. Electricity. Incandescent light bulbs by Edison (left) and Swan (right). Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Science, Energy: Condenser at the La Villette Gas Power Station (Paris). Engraving in
3434776 Science, Energy: Condenser at the La Villette Gas Power Station (Paris). Engraving in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part)

Bert & d'Arsonval, 1882
3479330 Bert & d'Arsonval, 1882; (add.info.: Bert & d'Arsonval's microphone. From E. Hospitalier Les Principales Applications de l'Electricite, Paris)

Antoine Breguet's mercury telephone, 1882
3479328 Antoine Breguet's mercury telephone, 1882; (add.info.: Antoine Breguet's mercury telephone. From E. Hospitalier Tout par l'Electricite, Paris)

Herz's telephone condenser, 1883
3479327 Herz's telephone condenser, 1883; (add.info.: Herz's telephone condenser: by placing this on the line, Herz prevented induction from neighbouring line)

J Philip Reis, 1890
3479323 J Philip Reis, 1890; (add.info.: J. Philip Reis's (1834-74) telephone. From R. Wormell Electricity in the Service of Man, London, 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Condenser telephone, 1890
3479299 Condenser telephone, 1890; (add.info.: Condenser telephone in use. New York, dated 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Table-top sewing machine, 1888
3479107 Table-top sewing machine, 1888; (add.info.: Table-top sewing machine driven by electric motor housed in flywheel. London, dated 1888.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891
3479248 Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891; (add.info.: Receiver of Bell's photo phone: vibrations of the diaphragm of the transmitter caused light pulses to fall on a light sensitive)

Steam ship 'William Hutt', 1853
3479156 Steam ship 'William Hutt', 1853; (add.info.: Steam ship 'William Hutt' laying out cable for the submarine telegraph between England and Belgium)

Telephone headset, 1881
3479282 Telephone headset, 1881; (add.info.: Engraving shows female wearing an early development telephone headset. Dated 1881.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Telephone exchange, 1880
3479274 Telephone exchange, 1880; (add.info.: Central telephone exchange, 198 Broadway, New York, in 1880. The electric telephone.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Bell's Phonautograph, 1878
3479235 Bell's Phonautograph, 1878; (add.info.: Bell's Phonautograph: sounds directed to the mouthpiece caused a membrane, modelled on the action of the human ear, to vibrate)

Laying telephone cables, 1890
3479175 Laying telephone cables, 1890; (add.info.: Laying telephone cables under a New York street, showing sectional view of manholes and conduits. Metropolitan Telephone Co)

Eclectic telegraph cable, 1851
3479171 Eclectic telegraph cable, 1851; (add.info.: France and England connected by a submarine electric telegraph cable. London, dated 1851.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Landing the cable of the Falmouth Gibraltar and Mediterranean, 1870
3479167 Landing the cable of the Falmouth Gibraltar and Mediterranean, 1870; (add.info.: Landing the cable of the Falmouth Gibraltar and Mediterranean telegraph at Porthournew Bay, Cornwall)

Electricity: from the power station to the city lighting, c. 1900-1910 (chromo)
1790232 Electricity: from the power station to the city lighting, c. 1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: electricity in France : from the power station to the city lighting (in the background)

Science. Electricity. Electroplating. Imagery, France, c.1900 (print)
3433700 Science. Electricity. Electroplating. Imagery, France, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Sciences. Electricite. Coll. Part. Science. Electricity. Electroplating)

Communication. Breguet telegraph. c.1900 (chromo)
2636206 Communication. Breguet telegraph. c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Communication. Breguet telegraph or French telegraph.); Photo © CCI.

The scope - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph)
DUV4219912 The scope - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897)

Science. Electricity. Lighting dashboard at the Opera de Paris. Engraving in
3434790 Science. Electricity. Lighting dashboard at the Opera de Paris. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Electricite)

Science. Energy. Yablochkov candle (electric carbon arc lamp). Gravure in
3434788 Science. Energy. Yablochkov candle (electric carbon arc lamp). Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences)

Telephone cables being laid, 1890
3479177 Telephone cables being laid, 1890; (add.info.: View of New York street and manhole beneath, showing a telephone cable being laid)

Submarine telegraph cable, 1855
3479164 Submarine telegraph cable, 1855; (add.info.: Submarine telegraph cable between Holyhead on the Welsh coast and Howth in Ireland: 1852)

Electric telegraph station fitted with Breguet equipment, 1874
3480035 Electric telegraph station fitted with Breguet equipment, 1874; (add.info.: Electric telegraph station fitted with Breguet equipment, 1874.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Contact breaker, 1850
3479335 Contact breaker, 1850; (add.info.: Helmholtz's contact breaker. From Robert Brown Science for all, London, n.d)

Philipp Reis, 1883
3479325 Philipp Reis, 1883; (add.info.: Philipp Reis's (musical) telephone: Transmitter (left) and receiver. From Georges Dary Tout par l'Electricite, tours

Philipp Reis, 1861
3479300 Philipp Reis, 1861; (add.info.: Philipp Reis, a German school teacher, demonstrating his (musical) telephone. Dated 1861.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Metropolitan telephone, 1890
3479273 Metropolitan telephone, 1890; (add.info.: Metropolitan telephone company's central station, Cartlant Street, New York: the switchboard)

Opera performance, 1883
3479262 Opera performance, 1883; (add.info.: Woman listening to an opera performance in her own home by means of the Ader Bell telephone, and Ader's arrangement for music transmission)

The Gower/bell telephone, 1882
3479236 The Gower/bell telephone, 1882; (add.info.: The Gower/bell telephone. Shown at the international electric exhibition at the crystal palace)

Shopping by videophone, 1890
3479184 Shopping by videophone, 1890; (add.info.: Illustration shows an interpretation of the future. A female is shown shopping by videophone. Paris, 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Sectional view of manhole in New York street, 1890
3479179 Sectional view of manhole in New York street, 1890; (add.info.: Sectional view of manhole in New York street, showing telephone cables being spliced)

An electric tramway in Germany in 1886 (engraving)
8766920 An electric tramway in Germany in 1886 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: An electric tramway in Germany in 1886 ( Sacchausen ) 1886); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Military optical signals, c. 1900 (chromo)
1790161 Military optical signals, c. 1900 (chromo); (add.info.: military optical signals, illustration from History of electricity in France, early 20th century); Photo © CCI.

Oil switches for heating a 132,000 volt circuit (b/w photo)
8636670 Oil switches for heating a 132,000 volt circuit (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oil switches for heating a 132,000 volt circuit)

Washing Dishes by Electricity (litho)
8631775 Washing Dishes by Electricity (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Washing Dishes by Electricity)

Young James Clerk Maxwell as a new boy at the Edinburgh Academy (litho)
8673171 Young James Clerk Maxwell as a new boy at the Edinburgh Academy (litho) by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)

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