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OBJECT TYPE: AC/OPEN/MULTIPOLAR/2 PHASE
DATE: 1905
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2259.001

MANUFACTURER: Fort Wayne Electric Works of General Electric Co.
MODEL: I.S.6664 FRAME D TYPE MLA
LOCATION: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 15622
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, STEEL, BRASS, COPPER, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. WOODEN FLYWHEEL. LACQUERED FABRIC COVERING ON POLES, SOME WIRES, ETC.. CARBON BRUSHES.

Dimensions

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

Length: 71.0 cm
Width: 68.0 cm
Height: 60.0 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: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Indiana
City: Fort Wayne

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR PRESUMABLY USED IN EARLY 20TH C.
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CONVERT MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on generator reads "ALTERNATING CURRENT GENERATOR/ NO. 15622 I.S. 6664 FRAME D/ TYPE MLA [blank] FORM 1/ KVA 5 AMP. 2 SPEED 1800/ CYCLES 60 PHASE 2 P.F. 100/ VOLTS NO LOAD FULL LOAD 120/ PAT. MAY 5,'96 AUG. 14, 1900 NOV. 18, 1902 OCT. 20, 19[illegible]/ [blank]/ FORT WAYNE ELECTRIC WORKS/ OF/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ FORT WAYNE, IND., U.S.A. N.P. 9431". "16887" stamped into end of shaft. Decal on generator reads "PROPERTY OF/ STATE UNIVERSITY, IOWA".
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: DARK GREEN ENAMEL FINISH.SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Fort Wayne Electric Works of General Electric Co., Generator, circa 1905, Artifact no. 1992.2259, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2259.001/

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