Motor

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.1410.002

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd.
MODEL: H67766
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION. MOUNTED ON WOOD BASE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 27.0 cm
Height: 30.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Generation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Westinghouse
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS GENERATOR USED 1885-1953.
Canada: THIS GENERATOR WAS INSTALLED IN 1885 AT A LUMBER YARD, LATER THE SITE OF THE CHELSEA POWER PLANT. IT WAS USED BY THE GATINEAU POWER COMPANY, AND DONATED TO THE NRC MUSUEM IN 1953. (REF. 1)
Function: TO CONVERT MECHANICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
Technical: THIS GENERATOR IS A RARE EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY GRAMME RING GENERATOR OF A CAPACITY TO OPERATE TWO ARC LAMPS. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on motor reads " B.B.O- ‘51/ Westinghouse/ ½ H.P. FRAME 66/ [blank] HRS. [blank] C./ TYPE FJ/ PHASE 1/ 1725 R.P.M./ INDUCTION/ MOTOR/ CYCLES 60/ H67766 STYLE SERIAL [blank] CW/ 110 VOLTS/ 6.7 AMP./ 220 VOLT/ 3.4 AMP./ 110 VOLTS- TO REVERSE/ INTERCHANGE 5&8/ 220 VOLTS- TO REVERSE/ INTERCHANGE 5&8/ MANUFACTURED/ BY/ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE COMPANY LIMITED/ HAMILTON, CANADA/ PATENTED 1933, 1940, 1943 , 51 CSA APPROVAL NO. 739"./ Plate on power switch reads "D/ CLASS 2510/ TYPE AG-1/ TO RESET/ WAIT 2 MINUTES/ MOVE TO OFF/ SQUARE D COMPANY/ CANADA LIMITED/ TORONTO ONTARIO".
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL. LIGHT BROWN BASE IS VARNISHED.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd., Motor, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1967.1410, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1967.1410.002/

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