:w:Hiram Percy Maxim

“ All switches, fuses, meters and apparatus requiring adjusting are mounted on the front of the board while the transformer, spark gap, condensers and oscillation transformer are mounted on iron frame work made of pipe to form an adjustable shelf in a manner common in switch-board construction. ”

“ Two strain insulators having a tensile strength of 1,000 pounds suspend the aerial between two masts, besides providing a further insulation of 75,000 volts. One of the masts is a steel pole erected on the roof of the house, the top of which is 43 feet above ground. ”