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OBJECT TYPE: DC/MULTIPOLAR/SHUNT
DATE: 1892
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1833.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 50069
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON BASE & FIELD MOUNTING RING, BEARING BLOCKS & SUMPS. BRONZE BEARINGS. STEEL SHAFT. LAMINATED STEEL ARMATURE & FIELD CORES. INSULATED COPPER WIRE ARMATURE AND FIELD WINDINGS. COPPER COMMUTATOR WITH MICA INSULATION. CARBON BRUSHES WITH BRONZE BRUSH HOLDERS & BRASS SPRINGS. CAST IRON BRUSH HOLDER MOUNTING. BRASS OIL SUMP PLUGS. MISC STEEL HARDWARE. WOODEN DISTRIBUTION PANEL WITH BRASS CONNECTORS

Dimensions

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

Length: 83.0 cm
Width: 48.0 cm
Height: 62.5 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: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Pittsburgh

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED C.1890S-1920S
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 THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992
Function: TO CONVERT ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SMALL DC GENERATOR MFD. AROUND THETURN OF THE CENTURY, BY A WELL-KNOWN MFR, WESTINGHOUSE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE SCREWED TO FRAME INCLUDES FOLLOWING INFO.: 'WESTINGHOUSE ELEC. & MFG. CO./ PITTSBURGH, PA./ DIRECT CURRENT/ PATENTED/ OCT. 31, 1882/ DEC. 26, 1882/ MAY 29, 1883/ JAN. 13, 1885/ FEB. 8, 1887/ JUL. 31, 1888/ APR. 16, 1889/ JUL. 9, 1889/ DEC. 13, 1892/ MAR. 22, 1892/ OTHER PATENTS APPLIED FOR/ 220 VOLTS - AMP'S./ NO. 50069 1500 REV.'/ '66' STRUCK ON SMALL BRASS PLATE, ABOVE. SECOND MFR'S PLATE SCREWED TO OPPOSITE SIDE OF FRAME IS IDENTICAL, SAVE '20 AMP'S' DESIGNATION
Missing: NONE EVIDENT. FIELD COIL CONNECTIONS TO BLOCK ARE CUT-OFF AT FIELD COILS.
Finish: BASE AND FIELD RING HAVE DARK OLIVE GREEN ENAMEL FINISH. FIELD COILS AND ARMATURE WINDINGS, AND DISTRIBUTION BOARD ALL FINISHED WITH BLACK ENAMEL. ALL OTHER COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Generator, after 1892, Artifact no. 1992.1833, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1833.001/

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