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Material relating to inventor and entrepreneur Charles Brush. Employee Irving R. Prentiss finished the story about shipping a turbine for the U.S. military in France during World War I. He had General Electric buy a power plant from a customer who had purchased some large GE turbines. Was delivered to France in 36 days.

Material relating to inventor and entrepreneur Charles Brush. Brush Electric Company chronology, 1879- Brush applies for patent for alternating current dynamo. Creates parallel secondary circuit, automatic dial regulator. 1880- Brush builds new factory. First municipal central station, started March 31, 1880 in Wabash, IN. Consisted on 4-light Brush dynamo. Telegraph Supply changes name to Brush Electric. Brush had 6,000 series lamps installed. Brush exhibits dynamos and lamps in London. Incorporates British company, lights Parliament and other public spaces. Creates automatic cutout. Lights Broadway in New York City from 14th to 23rd street on December 20, 1880. Used 16-light dynamos at plant at 133 and 135 West 25th streets. Licenses plants in 10 additional cities, including Albany, Rochester, and Buffalo.

Material relating to inventor and entrepreneur Charles Brush. Cleveland Times article about the first use of electric street lighting in Cleveland. Brush claimed Cleveland was first to have electric street lighting. First street arc lamp was lighted in April 1879 in the Public square. Crowds came to witness the spectacle for the first week or see – some went home dissatisfied because they weren't' blinded by the rivals of the sun. In 1881 the city erected 4 steel masts 200 feet high with 8 lamps on each. Mentions locations of each. Lights were 4,000 candlepower each. Were supposed to carry the light all over the city. Theory did not work, were taken down in 1893. Brush talked about his interest of reading in his boyhood. Says 1878 was memorable year in electric lighting. Brush invented modern series arc lamp with its regulating shunt coil. Made arc lighting from central stations commercially possible. Birth of electric lighting industry. Credits first arc light to Sir Humphrey Davy. Brush became interested in Davy's work, began his own experiments in high school. Most important experiments began in 1872, resulting in the Brush dynamo and arc light unit. Mentions that a small hollow forms at the point of the carbons, and carbon being refractory, it produces the highest temperature yet produced and "ranks next to that of the sun." The lights in the Public square required continual replacement of carbons. Because of that, Brush developed the double carbon. Mentions installations in London, including parliament, St. Paul's Church and Charing Cross Station. Lit in 1880. Tokyo and Shanghai received Brush street lights in 1882, the first in the Orient. Carbon stick prices reduced from $100 per 1,000 to $10 per thousand. Price drop led to increased sales. candlepower each. Were supposed to carry the light all over the city. Theory did not work, were taken down in 1893. Brush talked about his interest of reading in his boyhood.

Material relating to inventor and entrepreneur Charles Brush. Honors, political and religious affiliations.

Material relating to inventor and entrepreneur Charles Brush. Description of Electric Lighting in Boston, from the New York review of the Telegraph and Telephone, 1882. Mentions Boston government placing up to 100 lamps, orders of 33 private lights, a total of 250 lamps. Mentions a new station being planned for Harrison Avenue, and an expansion of the Lancaster Street station, for which the capacity was being increased from 240 to 498 lamps. Also discussed the New England Weston Electric Light Company's utility installations in Boston and the number of lights it installed across New England.