Name/Title
Regulator, (1 folder, 1882): U.S. Patent No. 269,805Scope and Content
This collection includes two detailed engineering drawings of the patented regulator and its internal mechanisms, followed by the full patent text describing its function and claims.Context
A patent granted to Hiram S. Maxim on December 26, 1882, for a regulator designed to improve the performance of dynamo-electric machines. Lewis Latimer was an employee of Hiram Maxim’s during the early 1880s, and it is possible that he was involved in helping to develop or illustrate this prototype.Collection
The Lewis H. Latimer Papers (1870-1929, 1972) [QPL Subgroup], Latimer Family Papers (1870-1996 ) [QPL Full Collection]Archive Items Details
Title
U.S. Patent No. 269,805 - Regulator for Dynamo-Electric MachinesLocation
Folder
408os/07Box
408Archival Collection
Latimer Family Papers (1870-1996 ) QPL CollectionLibrary
Queens Borough Public LibraryCity
Jamaica, QueensState
New York, USAContinent
North AmericaCountry
United States
