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OBJECT TYPE: DC/BIPOLAR
DATE: 1881
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2289.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: E.B.
LOCATION: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 1904
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. SOME MINOR WOODEN, RUBBER AND CERAMIC FITTINGS. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES, ETC.

Dimensions

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

Length: 95.0 cm
Width: 50.0 cm
Height: 75.0 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: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Peterborough

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED C. 1892-1915, AND POSSIBLY LATER. (REF. 2)
Canada: THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD., AT THE PETERBOROUGH WORKS, PETERBOROUGH, ONT.
Function: TO CONVERT MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
Technical: TO OPERATE HIS LIGHTING SYSTEM, EDISON (WITH UPTON) INVENTED THE PARALLEL SYSTEM OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT. FROM THIS CAME THE GENERATOR NICKNAMED "LONG WAISTED MARY ANN". AFTER THIS, C. 1888, ANOTHER DYNAMO WAS DEVELOPED BY HOPKINSON & EDISON. IN THIS ONE, THE MAGNETIC CIRCUIT WAS CHANGED, SHORTENING THE 'LIMBS'. (REF. 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "E.B.-6-K.W./ CAN. GEN. ELEC. CO. LTD." cast in raised print on base. "PATENTED/ OCT 9. 1880 MAR 13. 1881/ 6.K.W./ 125 V./ NO./ 1904" recorded on cast & incised plate mounted on one side of generator. "CANADIAN/ GENERAL ELECTRIC/ COMPANY LIMITED/ PETERBORO WORKS/ ONTARIO" cast on plate fixed to opposite side. "6 KW 125 V 2214" incised in end of shaft. "2" cast in raised print on base.
Missing: BRUSHES MISSING. MAY ALSO BE MISSING OTHER COMPONENTS. NB: GENERATOR HAS BEEN DAMAGED, AND IS HEAVILY SOILED & CORRODED.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH. SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL METAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Generator, after 1881, Artifact no. 1992.2289, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2289.001/

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