Alan Mays' photos with the keyword: electricians

Electrical Department, Luna Park, 1910 (Cropped)

23 Jul 2017 2 517
For more information, see the full version of this real photo postcard (below).

Electrical Department, Luna Park, 1910

23 Jul 2017 6 3 944
The caption on this photo tells us that these fellows worked in the Electrical Department at Luna Park in 1910. But was it the original Luna Park at Coney Island ? And what location in the park did they choose for their photo? Looks like they may be sitting on a flume or water-chute, and there's a water wheel behind them, so perhaps it's some kind of water ride. Mouse over the image above for a closer view of the men.

Fun with Dry Batteries

08 Sep 2014 3 1343
"Fun with Dry Batteries. Price 10¢. For the Amateur Electrician. " Title page: Fun with Dry Batteries: A Handbook of Things to Make and Things to Do with Dry Batteries . Published by the manufacturers of Eveready Long Life Batteries. From an ad for the book in Popular Mechanics , Dec. 1933, advertising section, p. 6A: "Electricity. Get this 96-page book. Boys--and grown-ups, too--will find 'Fun with Dry Batteries' a most instructive and entertaining little book. Make electro-magnets, bells, buzzers, signals, lights, secret locks, electro-plating outfits, telegraph instruments, and numerous amusing electric toys. Has simple, illustrated description of principles of electricity--and of dry batteries in particular."