57108--Direct Current

[zyzyly]

Nameplate for a Westinghouse direct current generator circa 1919, Knight Foundry. Westinghouse Electric helped to spread access to electricity throughout the US. Now they are CBS.

Comments

[basefinder.livejournal.com]

I enjoy machinery data plates! :-)

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

I was trying to think what these things were called--nameplate didn't seem exactly right.

yeah--it's like a little history lesson.

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

Also sometimes brassplate, but nameplate is pretty common too.

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

Holy smokes, 750 amps! That thing must be a big generator.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

Slightly smaller than a VW bug

[marstokyo.livejournal.com]

And General Electric is NBC

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

right!