General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD STAND, MOTOR IS METAL, POSSIBLY SYNTHETIC OR RUBBER PTS, PUMP IS METAL - MOSTLY IRON & BRASS, FUNNEL IS METAL, RUBBER HOSE

Dimensions

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

Length

61.0 cm

Width

52.0 cm

Height

135.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Barns & buildings

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

KERMATH

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Detroit

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

921580-921587 USED AS A UNIT IN THE 1960S' & 1970S' FOR DISPLAY & DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES

Canada

VEHICLE & COMPONENTS ASSEMBLED BY ONT. HYDRO IN THE EARLY 1960S TO PRESENT AN INTERPRETATION OF THE 'ADAM BECK CIRCUS' VEHICLES OF 1912/ THE ORIGINAL BECK CIRCUS WAS USED BY THE HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER COMM. OF ONT. TO PROMOTEELECTRICITY & ELECTRICAL TOOLS, EQ & APPLIANCES TO RURAL ONTARIANS AT FAIRS, PLOWING MATCHES, ETC.

Function

TO PUMP WATER

Technical

THIS PUMP MAY HAVE BEEN PT OF THE ORIGINAL BECK CIRCUS, IT IS AT LEAST VERY SIMILAR TO THE ORIGINAL/ THE MOTOR, HOWEVER, REPRESENTS A LATER TECHNOLOGY (1920'S AT EARLIEST) THAN THE ORIGINAL (1912)/ THIS MOTOR CONSIDERABLY SMALLER IN SIZE THAN THE ORIGINAL WAS

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CAST IN ON PUMP 'KERMATH MFG. CO. DETROIT MICH/ U.S.A.'/ ON BACK OF GAUGE '22560/ 3 1/2'; ON FACE 'CSA 01267/ THE/ JAMES/ MORRISON BRASS MFG. CO./ LIMITED/ TORONTO/ CANADA'; GRADUATED SCALE GOES 0-100 'LBS PER [SQUARE SHAPE] INCH'/ PLATE ON MOTOR 'Century/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ REPULSION START-INDUCTION/ SINGLE PHASE MOTOR/ MANUFACTURED IN U.S.A. BY/ CENTURY ELECTRIC CO./ ST. LOUIS MO./ TYPE RS FRAME MB H.P. 1/3 VOLTS 110 OR 220 AMP 5-[2:5]/ CYCLES 60 R.P.M. 1750/ SERIAL NO. 2DH10 SPEC. NO./ CONTINUOUS OPEN RATING TEMPERATURE/ NOT MORE THAN 40o CENTIGRADE/ PATENTED DEC. 29, 1914 OCT. 19, 1915'

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

STAND HAS CLEAR FINISH, MOTOR PAINTED BLACK WITH BRASS PLATE; PUMP PAINTED BLACK, BRASS & SILVERTONE PTS; FACE OF GAUGE IS WHITE WITH BLACK MKGS; FUNNEL PAINTED BLACK ON OUTSIDE, GREY ON INSIDE

Decoration

N/A