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largely intact early 20th century vintage industrial interior factory basement fire alarm control panel
  • largely intact early 20th century vintage industrial interior factory basement fire alarm control panel
  • largely intact early 20th century vintage industrial interior factory basement fire alarm control panel
largely intact early 20th century vintage industrial interior factory basement fire alarm control panel

largely intact early 20th century vintage industrial interior factory basement fire alarm control panel

SKU: UR-10375-11
mostly intact early 20th century vintage industrial fire alarm control panel fabricated by the holtzer-cabot electric co., boston, ma. the stationary wall-mount panel is fully enclosed in black slate panels with angled steel corner brackets. indicator lights for system status and emergencies located in the top corners. the large protruding voltmeter was fabricated by the splitdorf electric co., newark, nj. contains multiple lacquered copper switches and terminals for system or emergency settings. salvaged from a factory building located in baltimore, md. measures 19 1/4 x 13 1/4 x 5 inches. charles holzter founded the company as "holtzer co." in 1875, and began manufacturing simple electrical devices such as doorbells and electric igniters. when george e. cabot joined the business in 1889, the company changed its name to "holtzer-cabot", which remained their name until their closing. in 1891, the company built an electric car that sat four people and moved approximately 16 mph. it was the first to feature a steering wheel, and is known as the first successful electric vehicle in america, though other unsuccessful prototypes had been built before. around the turn of the century, the company branched out to create various telephone/telegraph-related products, clocks, and fire alarm systems. they invented the first shunt-type fire alarm system, where a local alarm pulled in a building would also trigger the nearest municipal street fire alarm box. most of their fire alarm systems were installed in hospitals, factories, and institutions.

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