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OBJECT TYPE: DC/BIPOLAR/SERIES
DATE: 1900–1908
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1669.001

MANUFACTURER: U.S. ELECTRIC LIGHTING CO.
MODEL: O
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 600
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON FRAME AND FIELD ASSEMBLY/ STEEL SHAFT AND BRONZE BEARINGS, COPPER MAGNET WIRE WINDINGS ONFIELD AND ARMATURE, COPPER COMMUTATOR ASSEMBLY, CARBON BRUSHES, BRASS BRUSH HOLDERS AND SPRINGS, MISC. HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length: 69.0 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 69.0 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: US ELECTRIC
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED C.1908-1920
Canada: PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500 ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.
Function: TO GENERATE DIRECT CURRENT POWER FROM A MECHANICAL SOURCE, SUCH AS A STEAM ENGINE, WATER TURBINE, ETC.
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF EARLY ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE SCREWED TO TOP OF FIELD ASSEMBLY READS: 'THE/ U.S. ELECTRIC/ LIGHTING CO./ NEW-YORK'. OVAL PLATE ON DRIVE SIDE OF TOP BEARS PAINTED TEXT: 'ANNO/ DCXCVIII'. OVAL PLATE SCREWED TO CONNECTOR SIDE OF TOP READS: 'NO. 0/ 600'/ 'V' HANDPAINTED IN YELLOW ON BEARING MEMBER, DRIVEN SIDE
Missing: UNKNOWN - APPEARS FAIRLY COMPLETE
Finish: CAST IRON PARTS, BLACK PAINTED FINISH/ WINDINGS BLACK PAINTED FINISH/ BRASS AND COPPER PARTS, NATURAL FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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U.S. ELECTRIC LIGHTING CO., Generator, circa 1900–1908, Artifact no. 1992.1669, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.1669.001/

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