Magneto
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AC
- DATE
- 1904
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2296.001
- MANUFACTURER
- HERCULES ELECTRIC CO.
- MODEL
- AC1
- LOCATION
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 71164
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- MAGNETIZED IRON; BRASS; RUBBER AND WOOD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.0 cm
- Width
- 15.0 cm
- Height
- 18.5 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
- HERCULES
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Indiana
- City
- Indianapolis
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF MAGNETO USED IN EARLY 20TH C. (REF. 1)
- Canada
-
THIS TYPE OF MAGNETO PRESUMABLY USED IN CANADA. (REF. 1) - Function
-
TO PRODUCE AC CURRENT FROM MECHANICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate fixed to magneto reads "WIZARD/ HERCULES ELECTRIC CO./ INDIANAPOLIS, IND./ TYPE AC1/ NO. 71164/ PATENTED SEPT. 20, 1904."
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- DARK GREEN ENAMEL FINISH ON MAGNETS. SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH.
- Decoration
- N/A
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HERCULES ELECTRIC CO., Magneto, after 1904, Artifact no. 1992.2296, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2296.001/
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