Rare British Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co DC Motor Brass Plaque

Description

Circa 1900 British Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co DC (Direct Current) Motor Brass Plate
Size 9.5 x 14 cm, Weight 215 g
Established by George Westinghouse this plate belonged to the Manchester Manufacturing Plant in Trafford Park, UK, Where they built Motors for DC electrical transmission.
It is believed that Westinghouse had some early battles with Thomas Edison over AC Versus DC electric current systems.
Products that the company produced included:
Gas engines, steam engines, electrical generators, transformers, switchgears and motors
See poster below.
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ON
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