Inventor Name
Thomson, Elihu
Repository
National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institution
Archives Center
P.O. Box 37012
MRC 601/Room 1100
Washington, DC 20013-7012
202-633-3270
http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives
Physical Description
circa .50 cubic ft.
Summary
Elihu Thomson was born in 1853 and came to the United States in 1888 from England. Thomson teamed up with Edwin Houston and experimented in arc-lighting and centrifugal force. The pair made several inventions and improvements in both fields. Thomson also patented an electrical welding process. The collection contains Thomson Electric Welding News Bulletins, printed information on welding machine, photographs and clipping.
Finding Aid
http://amhistory.si.edu/archives/d8103.htm