General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PRESSED STEEL CASE. CAST NON-FERRIC END ASSEMBLY, BEARING SUPPORT, THREADED FOR MOUNTING SCREWS. PROBABLY BALL BEARINGS. INSULATED MAGNET WIRE FIELD AND ARMATURE WINDINGS. LAMINATED STEEL FIELD CORES AND ARMATURE ASSEMBLY. STEEL SHAFT. MISC. HARDWARE AND CONNECTING WIRE

Dimensions

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

Length

11.0 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

8.0 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

Kendrick Davis

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Hampshire

City

Lebanon

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

POSSIBLY 1930'S - 1940'S

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 CONVERT ELECTRIC CURRENT INTO ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY

Technical

EXAMPLE OF SMALL, ENCLOSED MOTOR. THIS MOTOR MAY NOT BE DESIGNED FOR USE IN AUTOMOBILES, BUTMORE LIKELY ON ADDING MACHINES, TELETYPE UNITS, SEWING MACHINES, CASH REGISTERS, ETC.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PENCIL MARKINGS ON MOUNTING END: '8' 30 0 -29/ 90-V 8" 110V'; '121' CAST IN RAISED PRINT, WITH SYMBOL INCORPORATING RAISED CONCENTRIC CIRCLES

Missing

MOTOR OPEN. CAUSE UNKNOWN

Finish

CASE, BLUE WRINKLE ENAMEL. END STRUCTURE NATURAL, BACK BEARING ASSEMBLY BLACK ENAMEL. FRONT BEARING ASSEMBLY BRIGHT METAL

Decoration

N/A