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- OBJECT TYPE
- DC
- DATE
- 1887
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2151.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MATHER ELECTRIC CO.
- MODEL
- MATHER SYSTEM
- LOCATION
- Manchester, Connecticut, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 482
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON, COPPER, STEEL, BRASS AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OFCONSTRUCTION. LAMINATED FABRIC (LINEN) INSULATION. WOODEN FLYWHEEL, AND BASE. PT BRUSH HOLDER IS PROBABLY BRASS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 128.0 cm
- Width
- 90.0 cm
- Height
- 108.0 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
- MATHER
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Connecticut
- City
- Manchester
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH C.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO CONVERT ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO DC ELECTRICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
A CONTINUOUS WIRE PREVIOUSLY USED FOR RING-MAGNET WINDING WAS REPLACED IN THIS EXAMPLE BY A SERIES OF INSULATED WIRES WITH CONNECTED ENDS. (REF. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate on generator reads "MATHER SYSTEM/ MANUFACTURED BY/ THE MATHER ELECTRIC CO./ MANCHESTER, CONN./ PATENTS NO. 302,418. 321,991. 355,738./ OTHER PATENTS/ APPLIED FOR/ NO. 482".
- Missing
- UNKNOWN. SOME DAMAGE TO FLYWHEEL AND OTHER FITTINGS.
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES.
- Decoration
- N/A
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MATHER ELECTRIC CO., Generator, circa 1887, Artifact no. 1992.2151, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2151.001/
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