Antique Light plants are engine/generator combinations made for home use.
Background
These
"Generators, or power plants filled a need from the 1890s to
the 1940s for electricity for the home and farm after
electric lighting and appliances were readily available but
Power was not available to rural locations. The dates
are not firm some of these Light Plants are still in use in
the Adirondack park in NY and in other locations.
I welcome your reports
of Light Plants still in use. Please send
pictures as well.
The purpose of this site
is to display pictures of Light Plants, exchange
information on how they work, and maybe discover some
old ones that need a new home.
Why a page about Light
Plants, Because I like them.
Note. The pictures
are on other pages to keep the size of this first page to a
minimum.
Pictures and descriptions