Motor

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OBJECT TYPE: DC/BIPOLAR/3 HP
DATE: 1892
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2268.001

MANUFACTURER: TORONTO ELECTRIC MOTOR CO.
MODEL: 3
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 458
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. COATED FABRICCOVERING ON WINDINGS, ETC. WOODEN BLOCK ON TOP FOR TERMINALS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 82.0 cm
Width: 35.0 cm
Height: 42.0 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: TORONTO
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR PRESUMABLY USED C. 1892+
Canada: MOTOR MADE BY TORONTO ELECTRIC MOTOR CO., IN THE LATE 1890S ONE OF THE LEADING FIRMS IN CANADA IN THE MFR OF ELECTRIC MACHINERY AND APPARATUS FOR LIGHTING. IN 1898 THE CO. MOVED INTO A NEW, LARGE FACTORY AND AMALGAMATED WITH THE THOMPSON ELECTRIC CO., HAMILTON ONT., MAKERS OF ARC LAMPS & ARC LAMP DYNAMOS. (REF. 1)
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on motor reads "TORONTO ELECTRIC MOTOR CO./ 3 H.P. Type 3/ 250 Watts 1400 Rev./ No. 458". 3 red dymo tape labels read "YEAR. 1883.", "MF.2.26" and "SHUNT". Decal on casing reads "THE HYDRO/ HISTORICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ COLLECTION".
Missing: 2 BRUSHES MISSING. MAY ALSO BE MISSING OTHER PARTS.
Finish: RED-BROWN ENAMEL FINISH. SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH. BLACK WINDINGS, ETC.
Decoration: N/A

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TORONTO ELECTRIC MOTOR CO., Motor, circa 1892, Artifact no. 1992.2268, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2268.001/

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