Electrolier

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This 6' diameter crystal electrolier (chandelier) hangs from the dome of the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda. A manual winch originally lowered it about 120' to the floor for maintenance, as seen in the ca. 1910 photograph.

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Access Door of the Minnesota State Capitol Electrolier Open to Show Bulbs

Electrolier was the name for a fixture, usually pendent from the ceiling, for holding electric lamps. The word is analogous to chandelier, from which it was formed.

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  Electrolier in the Grand Staircase of Sheffield Town Hall, England

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  Electrolier in the National Farmer's Bank of Owatonna, Minnesota Postcard ca. 1910

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  1894 bronze electrolier with 45 branches in Pullman Memorial Universalist Church, Albion, NY

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