Search
- Death Mask of Nikola Tesla on Pedestal, 1943 - Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) is one of the greatest figures in the history of electrical power and telecommunications. His alternating current induction motor and pioneering work with polyphase electricity were fundamental to the development of today's electric power grid systems. This death mask, made of electroplated copper, was created at the request of Hugo Gernsback -- a publisher, writer, and friend of Tesla.
- January 07, 1943
- Collections - Artifact
Death Mask of Nikola Tesla on Pedestal, 1943
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) is one of the greatest figures in the history of electrical power and telecommunications. His alternating current induction motor and pioneering work with polyphase electricity were fundamental to the development of today's electric power grid systems. This death mask, made of electroplated copper, was created at the request of Hugo Gernsback -- a publisher, writer, and friend of Tesla.
- Pedestal of "Listening Device" for Submarines, Made by Ford Motor Company for Use on Eagle Boats, June 1918 - Stealthy attacks from German submarines posed a serious threat to shipping during World War I. With support from the U.S. Navy, Thomas Edison devoted considerable time and effort to developing a reliable method of detecting submerged submarines, either by sound or magnetic field. The first Ford-built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats were equipped with Edison's detection devices.
- June 14, 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Pedestal of "Listening Device" for Submarines, Made by Ford Motor Company for Use on Eagle Boats, June 1918
Stealthy attacks from German submarines posed a serious threat to shipping during World War I. With support from the U.S. Navy, Thomas Edison devoted considerable time and effort to developing a reliable method of detecting submerged submarines, either by sound or magnetic field. The first Ford-built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats were equipped with Edison's detection devices.
- Pedestal Desk, Used by Henry Ford at the Dearborn Engineering Laboratory -
- 1923
- Collections - Artifact
Pedestal Desk, Used by Henry Ford at the Dearborn Engineering Laboratory
- Burroughs Display Mount, 1940-1960 -
- 1940-1960
- Collections - Artifact
Burroughs Display Mount, 1940-1960
- Pedestal clock, 1852-1854 -
- 1852-1854
- Collections - Artifact
Pedestal clock, 1852-1854
- Secretary Desk Used by Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Jackson Home, Selma, Alabama - This desk sat in the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, friends of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. During the struggle to win voting rights in the 1960s, King often stayed with the Jacksons. At this desk, King outlined speeches that he would give -- first, composing his thoughts on paper, then committing them to memory.
- 1920-1929
- Collections - Artifact
Secretary Desk Used by Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Jackson Home, Selma, Alabama
This desk sat in the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, friends of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. During the struggle to win voting rights in the 1960s, King often stayed with the Jacksons. At this desk, King outlined speeches that he would give -- first, composing his thoughts on paper, then committing them to memory.
- Scale Model of Pedestal Table, circa 1972 -
- circa 1972
- Collections - Artifact
Scale Model of Pedestal Table, circa 1972
- Trade Card for John Kelly's Fine Shoes, 1879-1890 - As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. This trade card is for John Kelly's Fine Shoes.
- 1879-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for John Kelly's Fine Shoes, 1879-1890
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. This trade card is for John Kelly's Fine Shoes.
- Pedestal, 1875-1890 - This pedestal was made as a standout piece of sculpture for the hall or parlor in an American middle class home. The ebonized wood and the cranes are influences of far eastern decorative arts, popular in Britain and the United States through the last decades of the nineteenth century.
- 1875-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Pedestal, 1875-1890
This pedestal was made as a standout piece of sculpture for the hall or parlor in an American middle class home. The ebonized wood and the cranes are influences of far eastern decorative arts, popular in Britain and the United States through the last decades of the nineteenth century.
- Pedestal Desk, Used by Henry Ford at his Highland Park Plant Office - This large-scale oak desk was used by Henry Ford in his Highland Park Factory Office. Mr. Ford rarely worked at the desk, preferring to spend his time on the go between factories and a number of Ford office buildings. The office was mainly used to receive visitors and meet with employees.
- 1910-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Pedestal Desk, Used by Henry Ford at his Highland Park Plant Office
This large-scale oak desk was used by Henry Ford in his Highland Park Factory Office. Mr. Ford rarely worked at the desk, preferring to spend his time on the go between factories and a number of Ford office buildings. The office was mainly used to receive visitors and meet with employees.