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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1340.001

MANUFACTURER: Sola Electric Co.
MODEL: 30809
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: C74404
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 47.5 cm
Width: 25.0 cm
Height: 20.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Regulation & transformation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Sola
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1940S AND 1950S
Canada: USED IN THE FORESTRY INDUSTRY IN CANADA
Function: USED TO SUPPLY AC CURRENT AT A CONSTANT POTENTIAL VOLTAGE OF 115 VOLTS AT A FREQUENCY OF 60 CYCLES.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'SOLA [LOGO]/ CONSTANT VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER/ PATENT NO. 177121, 2143745/ CAT. NO. 30809 TYPE SER. NO. C74404/ PRI. VOLTS 95 TO 125 RATED V.A. 1000/ FREQ. 60 PH. 1 SECONDARY/ #1 #2 #3/ VOLTS 115/ AMPS. 8.7/ TEMP. RISE/ C [DEGREES]/ SOLA ELECTRIC CO. CHICAGO U.S.A. 324'/ PAPER LABEL ON TOP: 'FORESTRY MUSEUM'/ PAINTED ON TOP '79.1.351'/ DECAL ON FRONT: 'DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY/ Serial No. 00498'/ HANDWRITTEN ON MASKING TAPE ON TOP: 'Basement 'D' L-[?]-W'/ PLATES ON BACK: 'INPUT' 'OUTPUT'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: OUTSIDE MATTE BLACK PAINT
Decoration: N/A

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Sola Electric Co., Transformer, after 1939, Artifact no. 1988.1340, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.1340.001/

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