General Information

Serial #

211159

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

Control box

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal construction, fibre covered internal wiring and electrical cord, possible rubber and synthetic parts, glass & metal Tungar tubes.

Dimensions

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

Length

38.0 cm

Width

20.0 cm

Height

36.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Machine

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Westinghouse

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Indiana

City

South Bend

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

Period

Used in Manitoba during the 1920's to the 1950's.

Canada

Probably purchased and used during the same time period as 1969.0618. This rectifier would have been used in conjunction with an electric hammer at the St. Andrew’s Lock and Dam, in Lockport Manitoba. The St. Andrew's Camere Curtain Dam is the only one of its kind in North America and it was officially opened by Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier in 1910. It controlled the flow of the Red River and allowed boat traffic to pass to and from Lake Winnipeg.

Function

An electric device used to convert alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC). This specific rectifier/control box was used to power the electric hammer 1969.0618.

Technical

This rectifier uses two argon gas electron tubes popularly known under the brand names ‘Tungar’ and ‘Rectigon’ bulbs. This specific type of vacuum tube was most commonly found in battery chargers from the 1920’s.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr. plate reads: 'SYNTRON HAMMER/Rectigon/CONTROLLER/[1]10 A.C. VOLTS/ 60 CYCLES/ STYLE/ 374963/ SERIAL/ 211159/ MANUFACTURED FOR/ NATIONAL ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO./ PITTSBURGH, PA., U.S.A./ BY/ WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MANUFACTURING COMPANY/ GEORGE CUTTER WORKS, SOUTH BEND IND., U.S.A.’ Hand-written tag attached to case reads: 'Syntron Hammer/ Purchased around 1920/ (2 Satchels)'

Missing

None.

Finish

Black paint chipped off of numerous areas.

Decoration

N/A