Motor & generator set

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OBJECT TYPE: AC-DC/BIPOLAR/1/4 HP/SLIP RING
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1883.001

MANUFACTURER: HOLTZER CABOT ELECTRIC CO.
MODEL: 5
LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 25000
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: MOTOR & GENERATOR HAVE CAST STEEL CASES WITH BRONZE BEARINGS AND COPPER WINDINGS. MOTOR HAS COPPER SLIP RINGS & CARBON BRUSHES. GENERATOR HAS COPPER COMMUTATOR, MICA INSULATED & CARBON BRUSHES. CORE MATERIAL LAMINATED STEEL. STEEL SHAFTS WITH STEEL & FIBRE SEMI FLEXIBLE COUPLING. BASE, STEEL WITH SLATE TOP. CONNECTOR PLATES, SLATE WITH COPPER/ MISC.STEEL & BRASS HARDWARE & COPPER WIRE CONNECTIONS

Dimensions

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

Length: 56.0 cm
Width: 25.5 cm
Height: 32.0 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: HOLTZER CABOT
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Boston

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1910-1930
Canada: PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED &DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 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: USED TO CONVERT 110 VOLTS, 60 CYCLES, ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO 110 VOLTS DC ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
Technical: MOTOR REFLECTS EARLY WOUND ROTOR WITH SLIP RING DESIGN. LATER DESIGNS ENERGIZED THE STATOR WITH A SOLID ROTOR; SQUIRREL CAGE OR INDUCTION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG.'S PLATE ON MOTOR: 'MANUFACTURED BY/ THE HOLTZER-CABOT ELEC. CO./ BOSTON, BROOKLINE, MASS./ TYPE 05 SIZE 1/4 H.P./ VOLTS 110 FREQ 60N/ SPEED 1800 NO 25000'/ MFG.'S PATE ON GENERATOR: 'MANUFACTURED BY/ THE HOLTZER-CABOT ELECT.CO./ BOSTON BROOKLINE, MASS./ TYPE E SIZE 1/6 120 W/ VOLTS 110 AMPERES 1.100/ SPEED 1750 NO 25736'/ STENCILLED ON MOTOR: '29-12'/ STENCILLED ON GENERATOR: '25-17'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: MOTOR & GENERATOR CASES AND BASE - GLOSS BLACK PAINT
Decoration: N/A

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HOLTZER CABOT ELECTRIC CO., Motor & generator set, circa 1910, Artifact no. 1992.1883, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.1883.001/

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