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Title: Brush Dynamo Electric Machine
Creator: The Brush Elec. Co
Date Created and/or Issued: 1877-1886
Contributing Institution: History San Jose Research Library
Collection: History San Jose Online Catalog
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Description: Large electric "dynamo" direct current generator made by Charles F. Brush's The Brush Electric Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. A similar Brush Electric generator from the same time period was used to power the lights on the electric light tower in downtown San Jose, c. 1881. This model, No. Z152, was first patented April 24, 1877, with patents reissued through 1886.
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Identifier: FF9F8A70-8F13-4667-BF63-455364401647
SW 544
Subject: Electric generators (LCSH)
Electric light tower (San Jose, Calif.)

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