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Allen, Richard Sanders, 1917-2008.

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Freakbeat, 1987

 File — Box 4: [Barcode: 31924070572916], Folder: 6

Separation and inspiration : concerning the first industrial application of electricity in America

 Collection — Manuscript box 59 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065256467]
Identifier: 3607m
Scope and content

An essay on the use of electricity in the iron works of Penfield & Taft at Crown Point, New York, and the subsequent acquisition of the firm's electromagnetic equipment by Thomas Davenport, inventor of the electric motor. The essay is designated Historical Publication No. 1 of the Penfield Foundation, Ironville, Crown Point, New York.

Dates: 1967.

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Type
Archival Object 1
Collection 1
 
Subject
Crown Point (N.Y.) -- History. 1
Electricity -- History -- 19th century. 1
Iron industry and trade -- New York (State) -- Crown Point. 1