Glass, Drinking
Object number2007.167.540
MediumGlass; Paint
Credit LineTransfer from George Westinghouse Museum Foundation
DescriptionColorless glass drinking glass with white text and depictions of George Westinghouse, a transformer from the 1880s, and a transformer from the 1960s.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 3.625 x 4.5 in. (9.2 x 11.4 cm)InscriptionsWhite text under George Westinghouse states "GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE / PIONEER OF ALTERNATING CURRENT".
White text under the A.C. system states "TRANSFORMER USED IN / FIRST A.C. SYSTEM 1880'S".
White text under the power transformer states "MODERN INNER COOLED / POWER TRANSFORMER 1960'S".
Related institution
Westinghouse
Related person
George Westinghouse Jr.
(1846 - 1914)
On View
Not on view
1969
Marx Trains
1981
Westinghouse Learning Corporation
1945
1998
Westinghouse Electric Corporation