We have always considered and collected these commercial masks and helmets as industries tribal art. Examples can be elegant in their simplicity or bazaar and complex. They are always unique, suprising and filled with personality.
1880s Early Edison System Ampere Meter, Edison General Electric Co.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, companies that supplied electricity to consumers needed a variety of instruments to regulate and monitor electrical output. These instruments were vital to the operation of power stations and needed to be accurate and rugged. Ammeters–used to measure the current in a circuit–could be found on switchboards or connected to motors and generators. EDISON SYSTEM AMPERE METER, Edison General Electric Co., Schenectady Works, N.Y. In working order eith perfect glass and paper… $2300
