General Information

Serial #

273

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON ON WOOD BASE, BRASS, COPPER, WOOD PTS; CARBON BRUSHES; BAKELITE WASHERS; GUTTA PERCHA CLOTH AROUND ARMATURE.

Dimensions

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

Length

80.0 cm

Width

40.0 cm

Height

71.0 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

ROYAL ELECTRIC

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

City

Montreal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

Unknown

Canada

THE PRODUCTION & USE OF THIS MOTOR IS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE FIRST CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE ELECTRICAL UTILITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC (1880-1900). Used to illuminate streets of Montreal at the very begining of electrification of street lighting.

Function

THIS MOTOR USED TO POWER STREET ARC LIGHTING

Technical

ROYAL ELECTRIC CO. WAS THE ONLY COMPANY IN CANADA WHO HAD THE RIGHTS OF EXPLOITATION OF THE THOMSON-HOUSTON LIGHTING PATENTS/ THIS MOTOR IS A RARE EXAMPLE OF A ROYAL ELECTRIC CO. PRODUCT STILL IN EXISTANCE TODAY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'SPLATE 'ELECTRIC MOTOR/ MANUFACTURED BY/ THE ROYAL ELECTRIC CO./ MONTREAL/ THOMPSON'S PATENT/ TYPE [ILLEGIBLE] VOLTS 75/ SPEED [2550] NO [273]'

Missing

N/A

Finish

SUPPORT HOUSING PAINTED DARK RED, SEVERAL BLACK PTS, ALONG WITH BRASS, COPPER & SILVERTONE PTS

Decoration

N/A