General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL FRAME. LAMINATED STEEL FIELD AND ARMATURE CORES. 1/4 INCH STEEL SHAFT. COTTON COVERED COPPER MAGNET WIRE FIELD AND ARMATURE WINDINGS. FIELD WINDINGS FABRIC, TAPE WRAPPED AND VARNISHED. ARMATURE WINDINGS VARNISHED. BRONZE BEARINGS COPPER COMMUTATOR WITH MICA INSULATION. BRASS BRUSH HOLDERS. CARBON BRUSHES STEEL SPRING; BRAIDED COPPER BRUSH JUMPERS. MISC. FIBRE & BAKELITE INSULATION. STEEL HARDWARE/ PAPER TAG FOR MOTOR TO BE REMOVED FROM DISPLAY BOARD, FOR STORAGE IN SUPP. INFO.

Dimensions

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

Length

16.5 cm

Width

6.0 cm

Height

4.1 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Conversion

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Kendrick Davis

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Hampshire

City

Lebanon

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED C.1920-1930

Canada

PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500 ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THENATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992

Function

TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL CURRENT INTO ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY

Technical

EXAMPLE OF SMALL AC-DC MOTOR. CASING DESIGN SUGGESTS THIS TYPE OF MOTOR MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT-IN OR COUPLED CLOSELY TO ITEM BEING POWERED BY IT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

NONE

Finish

NATURAL STEEL, FABRIC, ETC.

Decoration

N/A