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Four thermoelectric generators

Automatic acetylene generator water to carbide dipping type Thorn & Hoddle's patent 1896

"Incanto" patent automatic acetylene generator

Dynamotor ringing generator

1950

Electrostatic Generator

circa 1820

Dynamotor ringing generator made by D & M

1950

Faraday's Disc Electrical Generator

1889

Electrical Generator

Siemens D.C. Generator

Pilsen Joel dynamo, about 1875

1870-1880

Dynamo 1325 type No. 6 105 V by Hartmann & Braun

Dynamo by Gebruder Kaiser Elektrotechn

Million volt impulse generator

Waveform generator

'Newton-Derby' Lightweight Totally Enclosed Aircraft Generator

Experimental acetylene generator, water to carbide displacement type, 1899

Cast Iron Dynamo No. 1631

1922-1937

Generator Motor No 1052

Siemens Generator

Parsons' Steam Turbine Generator, 1890s

1895-1896

Amertec II Technetium-99m generator with transparent casing to show internal arrangement

circa 1990

Cue-dot generator by Alpha Television Services, 1961

1961

Unidentified generator marked William Gowlland 1916 Ltd.

Elwell Poulsen Arc generator

Hand-powered electric generator for points motors, by the Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co, London & Chippenham.

Hand-powered electric generator for points motors

Miniature petrol-electric 40W generating set by Honda 1965

Miniature petrol-electric 40W generating set

1965

Electric generator; with coils under armature, carbon brushes and rheostat control on top. Three bearings (one additional one outside drawing pulley). All mounted on cast iron latheplate. Manufacturer Unknown

generator

Experimental acetylene generator carbide to water type 1897

Experimental acetylene generator carbide to water type 1897

small generator on wood plinth. manufactured by Protector Lamp Lighting Co.

small generator on wood plinth.

Four hand driven magneto-electric generators, some or all connected with Wheatstone

Four hand driven magneto-electric generators

One Sutcliffe glass gas generator (with ground glass adaptor with tap). c.1900.

One Sutcliffe glass gas generator (with ground glass adaptor with tap). c.1900

Auxiliary generator and control panel from Foyers Aluminium Works. c.1896.

Auxiliary generator and control panel from Foyers Aluminium Works. c.1896

Honda EM650 generator, used by Simon Bates and Jonathan Ruffle of BBC Radio One on their round-the-world trip, 1989

Generator used by Simon Bates and Jonathan Ruffle

circa 1989

Generator for Mitchell 35mm cine back projector used at Pinewood Studios Process Stage.

Generator for Mitchell 35mm cine back projector used at Pinewood

Circular motor generator contained in a wooden box. Maufactured by Kelvin and White

Kelvin and White generator

Technetium-99m generator cut away to show interior by Amersham International, and glass effluent phials, c. 1981

Technetium-99m generator cut away to show interior by Amersham International

1981

Dynamo part; with a coil inside a 'D'-shaped rings. Manufacturer unknown

Part of a dynamo

electric generator; consists of two parts joined in iron casing. upper section is a rotating dynamo on a long rod, and lower section is a roll with copper wiring wrapped around it. Marked 'RD NO 362095' Manufactured by Veritys Ltd.

Verity electric generator

Portable Generator- wooden cubic generator with a leather handle on top for carrying and a winding handle which is separated from the object. Manufacturer unknown.

Portable generator

generator part; circular with turnable handle on top. manufacturer unknown

Circular generator part

Petrol-air gas generator for domestic lighting

Petrol-air gas generator for domestic lighting

Two pole enclosed type generator

Two pole enclosed type generator

Motor/dynamo made by Gebruder Kaiser Elektrotechn. Fabrik, Leipzig.

Dynamo by Gebruder Kaiser Elektrotechn

Small 6 volt generator from a textile frame used to create a current to stop the machine when an end broke. Presented by Trenchfield Mill, Wigan.

6 volt generator from a textile frame

Sony BVG-100PS Model No 1 time code generator. Serial number 12220.

Sony BVG-100PS Time Code Generator

Opperman generator used as a plating generator on the site being redeveloped by UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology). Made by Carl Opperman, Electrical Engineers, 2 Wynyall Street, Clerkenwell.

Oppermann generator

Circular plates, attached to square iron frame, with copper wire wrapped around the plates. Manufacturer unknown

Dynamo

dynamo; copper coil in iron frame. manufacturer unknown

Dynamo

Generator- Maker and product information panel is mounted on a side. Manufactured by Crypto Electrical Company Limited of London.

Crypto Electrical Ltd generator

small hand generator. manufacturer unknown

Hand generator