Electricite 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)

Electrical equipment, 18th century. Medical machine for electrifying the teeth, thunder house, torpedo, brush
FLO4592222 Electrical equipment, 18th century. Medical machine for electrifying the teeth, thunder house, torpedo, brush, and connecting frame of the Teylerian battery

Electrical machines, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal
FLO4592169 Electrical machines, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees

Man applying electrostatic charge to his leg and shoulders using Edward Nairne (1726-1806)'s machine
FLO4592177 Man applying electrostatic charge to his leg and shoulders using Edward Nairne (1726-1806)'s machine, and details of Rev. William Pearson's portable machine

Electrical machines by Abbe Jean-Antoine Nollet, Dr. William Watson, Francis Hauksbee and Benjamin Wilson
FLO4592163 Electrical machines by Abbe Jean-Antoine Nollet, Dr. William Watson, Francis Hauksbee and Benjamin Wilson. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham

Breguet's telephone, 1879
3479334 Breguet's telephone, 1879; (add.info.: Breguet's telephone alarm bell. From George B. Prescott. The Speaking telephone, electric light, and other recent electrical inventions)

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.

New-fangled telephone, 1878
3479308 New-fangled telephone, 1878; (add.info.: The delights of the new-fangled telephone. Dated 16th March 1878.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Great business asset, 1880
3479306 Great business asset, 1880; (add.info.: The telephone is a great business asset - if you know how to use it. Dated 27th March 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

New-Year greetings, 1878
3479305 New-Year greetings, 1878; (add.info.: Mr Punch's New-Year greetings to the world - by telephone. Dated 12th January 1878.); 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.

Swinton's telephone, 1885
3479298 Swinton's telephone, 1885; (add.info.: Male figure shown using the Swinton's telephone. The receiver is held against his ear, the device is mounted to the wall)

Boudet's microphone, 1882
3479289 Boudet's microphone, 1882; (add.info.: Boudet's microphone: this consisted of a glass tube 3ins long and 0.4 ins in diameter)

Elisha's telephone, 1896
3479287 Elisha's telephone, 1896; (add.info.: Elisha's telephone, dated 1896. Created by Elisha Gray (2nd August 1835 - 21st 1901)

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)

Laying an electric telegraph cable, 1868
3479154 Laying an electric telegraph cable, 1868; (add.info.: Laying an electric telegraph cable across the bed of an American river. Dated 1868.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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

Switchboard operator, 1882
3479278 Switchboard operator, 1882; (add.info.: Switchboard operator replacing a subscriber's indicator flap in the telephone exchange. Dated 1882.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Telephone exchange, 1891
3479276 Telephone exchange, 1891; (add.info.: Operator at the telephone exchange talking to a subscriber. Dated 1891.); 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)

Science. Energy. Illuminated fountains in a park. Illustration from a series on the Wonders of Electricity, France
2638712 Science. Energy. Illuminated fountains in a park. Illustration from a series on the Wonders of Electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll)

Science. Energy. Leyden jar, original form of the capacitor. Imagery in: The wonder of Electricity, France, c.1910
2638703 Science. Energy. Leyden jar, original form of the capacitor. Imagery in: The wonder of Electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI.

Science. Electric sweeper. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France, 1910
2638700 Science. Electric sweeper. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France, 1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI.

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.

Science. Energy. Steam generator in a factory. Illustration from a series on the Wonders of Electricity, France, c.1910
2638725 Science. Energy. Steam generator in a factory. Illustration from a series on the Wonders of Electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll)

Science. Energy. Electrostatic motor making artificial hail. Illustration from a series on the Wonders of Electricity
2638723 Science. Energy. Electrostatic motor making artificial hail. Illustration from a series on the Wonders of Electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll)

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"Unleashing the Power of Electricité: A Journey through Time" Step back in time to witness the awe-inspiring experience of Thomas Francois Dalibard on that fateful day, May 10th, 1752, as he bravely experimented with a lightning rod. The engraving from the 19th century captures this remarkable moment when humanity first harnessed the power of electricity. Fast forward to the mid-1800s and meet Moritz Jacobi, who revolutionized transportation by inventing an electric boat. His groundbreaking work laid the foundation for future advancements in electric vehicles. In 1851, another milestone was achieved as telegraph cables were laid across vast distances. Witness how these intricate operations unfolded aboard the Elazer ship under Louis Breguet's watchful eye. These cables would forever change communication and connect people across continents. Delve into Giovanni Caselli's world as he successfully lays down the first submarine cable in 1850. This incredible feat opened up new possibilities for global connectivity and paved the way for modern telecommunications systems. Gustave Froment enters our narrative with his innovative contributions to electrical machinery during this era. His inventions played a crucial role in shaping industries and improving efficiency worldwide. Richard Elkington's name shines brightly amidst pioneers of electroplating techniques. Discover how his discoveries transformed everyday objects with a thin layer of metal coating, enhancing their durability and aesthetic appeal. La fée électricité (The Fairy Electricity) captivates audiences with its stunning depiction of electricity's wonders by Raoul Dufy in 1936. This masterpiece showcases not only artistic brilliance but also highlights society's growing fascination with this powerful force that drives progress. Journey to Berlin through Jupp Wiertz's poster depicting an enchanting evening near Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche in Germany circa 1936.