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Sheet Metal Press Room

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Description: The general press room is where sheet metal is made into housing for transformers, and fibre and bakelite insulators are formed at Thordarson Electical Man...
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1,000,000 Volt Coil

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Description: Workers construct a 1,000,000 volt coil at Thordarson Electical Manufacturing Company.
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Coil of Electrical Wire

Date: 1969
Description: A large coil of black electrical wire.
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Hand Winding at Thordarson Electrical Manufacturing

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Description: Workers hand wind filament on transformers at Thordarson Electical Manufacturing Company. Chester Thordarson was a Chicago inventor and manufacturer of el...
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Shipping Room at Thordarson Electrical Manufacturing

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Description: Workers get transformers ready for distribution in the shipping department at Thordarson Electical Manufacturing Company. Chester Thordarson was a Chicago...
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Core Iron Press Room

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Description: Speed presses stamp out core laminations for transformers at Thordarson Electical Manufacturing Company. Chester Thordarson was a Chicago inventor and man...
Historical Essay

Early Electric Dishwasher

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Early household dishwasher manufactured by Hydro-Electric Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, c. 1930. (Museum object #1997.35.1A-D)

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