Motor
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AC/HOUSEHOLD/UNIVERSAL
- DATE
- 1915
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1915.001
- MANUFACTURER
- FITZGERALD MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- STAR-RITE 1203
- LOCATION
- Torrington, Connecticut, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 614381
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL AND OTHER METAL;AND SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 12.5 cm
- Width
- 12.0 cm
- Height
- 15.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Textile working
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- FITZGERALD
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Connecticut
- City
- Torrington
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- AVAILABLE FROM 1915 - PROBABLY USED UP TO THE 1930S OR LATER
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF A SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR MANUFACTURED AND USED IN CANADA - Function
-
TO ENABLE A SEWING MACHINE TO OPERATE. - Technical
-
THIS MOTOR DID NOT REQUIRE A BELT TO BE ATTACHED TO THE SEWING MACHINE - IT JUST HAD TO BE PLACED UNDERNEATH THE FLYWHEEL & PLUGGED INTO AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET. HAMILTON BEACH WAS 1ST TO MARKET THE UNIVERSAL LIGHTWEIGHT HOUSEHOLD SEWING MACHINE MOTOR IN 1912. [SEE CURATOR'S WORKSHEET IN S.I.FILE] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFG'S PLATE AFFIXED TO TOP OF MOTOR: 'STAR-RITE ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD MOTOR/ 105-115 VOLTS A.C. 25-60 CYCLES UNIVERSAL/ 0.50 AMP. AT 7000 R.P.M./ STYLE 1203/ SERIAL 614381/ FITZGERALD/ MFG. COMPANY/ TORRINGTON, CONN., U.S.A./ DIRECTIONS FOR REVERSING ROTATION:/ REMOVE NAMEPLATE-PULL OUT PLUG-INSERT AGAIN AT/ RIGHT ANGLES FROM ORIGINAL POSITION.'/ ON SIDE: 'OIL'
- Missing
- PLUG NOT COMPLETE
- Finish
- LACQUERED
- Decoration
- N/A
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FITZGERALD MFG. CO., Motor, circa 1915, Artifact no. 1992.1915, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1915.001/
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