Motor
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DC/BIPOLAR
- DATE
- 1896
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1846.001
- MANUFACTURER
- KAY ELECTRIC WORKS
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON BASE, SIDE PIECES & TOP SECTION, FIELD CORES, POLE PIECES & BEARING BLOCKS. STEEL SHAFT & PULLEY. LAMINATED STEEL ARMATURE CORE WITH COPPER MICA-INSULATED COMMUTATOR. BRONZE BRUSH HOLDER MOUNT, BRASS BRUSH HOLDERS, MOUNTING BOLTS, & FIBRE INSULATING WASHERS. ADJUSTABLE STEEL SPRING HOLDER. INSULATED COPPER WIRE FIELD & ARMATURE WINDINGS. BRASS AND GLASS OILERS. BRONZE BEARINGS. BRASS OIL SUMP DRAIN TAPS. STEEL HARDWARE. BRASS CONNECTORS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 127.0 cm
- Width
- 97.0 cm
- Height
- 48.0 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
- KAY
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED C. 1896-1920.
- Canada
-
PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTERIO 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 DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRIC ENERGY INTO ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF CANADIAN MADE MOTOR DISPLAYING IMPROVED FIELD AND POLE DESIGN FOR THIS PERIOD. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's plate on motor front reads: " KAY ELECTRIC/ WORKS/ HAMILTON ". " X " handpainted in white on casing top. " SER. SH. " handpainted in white on fibreboard panel.
- Missing
- COTTON ROPE WRAPPINGS ON FIELD COILSDAMAGED & FALLING OFF FIELDS. ADDED TERMINAL BOARD BROKEN OFF, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ARMATURE WINDINGS, CARBON BRUSHES & BRUSH SPRINGS. SUMP DRAIN TAP BROKEN.
- Finish
- RED ENAMEL FINISH ON METAL WORK. FIELD AND ARMATURE ORIGINALLY VARNISHED- NOW BLACK. BRASS & COPPER COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH.
- Decoration
- N/A
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