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OBJECT TYPE: AC/INDUCTION/1/4 HP
DATE: 1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2128.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 99531
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, STEEL, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION; COATED FABRIC AND/OR RUBBER COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, ETC.

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 27.5 cm
Height: 32.0 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: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR PRESUMABLY USED C. 1895+
Canada: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR MFD IN CANADA BY CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD., OPERATING OFFICES IN TORONTO & PETERBOROUGH, ONT. AND IN MONTREAL, PQ.
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's plate reads "INDUCTION MOTOR/ NO. 99531 ENG. NOTICE [blank]/ TYPE IS CLASS 4 1/4 1800/ FORM KA CYCLES 60/ H.P. 1/4 VOLTS 110 AMPS. 4.2/ SYN. SPEED 1900/ PATENTED/ 1889-1892-93-94-95./CANADIAN/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ LIMITED/ TORONTO-MONTREAL/ PETERBORO."
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES OF MOTOR HOUSING.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Motor, after 1895, Artifact no. 1992.2128, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2128.001/

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