Transformers in the Electricity Building

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Source: Everybody's Magazine, v. 5, no. 26 (October 1901) p. 396.

The General Electric Company's "exhibit" was a working display, transforming the electricity sent from Niagara to the lower current needed on the exposition grounds. Shown are the "great nickel-steel ring" and the 18 step-down transformers.

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Transformers in the Electricity Building

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