General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

CAST IRON FRAME/FIELD ASSEMBLY. STEEL ARMATURE WITH INSULATED COMMUTATOR. STEEL SHAFT WITH BRASS PULLEY. BRASS BEARING PIECES AND BRUSH SUPPORTS. COPPER BRUSHES. COTTON COVERED COPPER MAGNET WIRE FIELD AND ARMATURE WINDINGS. WOODEN BASE WITH BRASS LEVER SWITCH AND MISC. HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

9.5 cm

Width

9.0 cm

Height

8.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Conversion

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Kendrick Davis

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Hampshire

City

Lebanon

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED C. 1900-1930S

Canada

PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OFOVER 7500 ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE BE THE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.

Function

TO CONVERT ELECTRIC CURRENT TO ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY

Technical

EXAMPLE OF SMALL HOBBY MOTOR, OPERATED WITH SINGLE NO. 6 DRY CELL 1.5 V BATTERY. MOTORS LIKE THIS WERE USED TO DRIVE MECHANO OR ERRECTOR MODELS, SMALL TOYS, FANS, ETC.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE SCREWED TO TOP OF MOTOR READS: 'AJAX'./ 'LOCOMOTION./ 6-12 VOLTS./ LIST 5.00', 'NO.90/ AUTO HEATER/ TYPE/ 6 TO 110 VOLTS/ A.C.-D.C./ (Also built longer)/ List 6 volt. $4.00", "No 37/ REX/ 1 Cell Motor./ List $1.50", "No. 1./ Battery Motor/ List $4.25", "ELECTRIC/ TOP/ No 16/ List $1.50", STICKER "93". HYDRO TAG ATTACHED: "#93/ A collection of direct current toy motors/ built in the late 1890's with three models which run/ probably as late as 1910. These are all battery/ operated, and in their day, they furnished the bulk/ of electrically operated motors for the young fry." ADVERTISEMENT PARTLY COVERED BY MOUNTED PTS INCLUDES: "No. 43. AJAX PARTS FOR AMATEURS", "Directions for Winding Field Magnet", "Dire[ctions fo]r Assembling and/ Connecting", "Made by KENDRICK & DAVIS CO., Lebanon, N.H."

Missing

NONE

Finish

FRAME/FIELD ASSEMBLY, GLOSS BLACK ENAMEL. WINDINGS SHELLACKED OR VARNISHED. BASE, VARNISHED. OTHER PARTS NATURAL FINISH

Decoration

N/A