Motor

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OBJECT TYPE: AC/SINGLE PHASE/1/4 HP
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2101.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 160349
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, STEEL, COPPER, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 15.0 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: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: THIS MOTOR WAS MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: motor for a washing machine according to information provided by Canadian General Electric Company Limited in a letter dated April 29, 1964.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's plate fixed to motor housing reads "CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ A.C. MOTOR/ H.E.P.C. APPROVAL NO. 922/ MODEL 160349/ TYPE S.A. FRAME 2149/ A. 4.4 CYC. 25/ [logo]/ VOLTS 110/ R.P.M. 1425 PH. 1 H.P. 1/4/ T/ [double diamond symbol]/ BM/ K-4429452". Red dymo tape label on motor reads "MF4/9". "GE" logo appears on endpiece.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST AREAS OF MOTOR.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Motor, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1992.2101, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2101.001/

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