Motor
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DC/ENCLOSED/5 HP
- DATE
- 1897
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2152.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SPRAGUE ELECTRIC CO.
- MODEL
- LUNDELL
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 81502H
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON, IRON, STEEL, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. CARBON BRUSHES. PORCELAIN OR PORCELAIN COATED CONTACT BOX. FABRIC COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 76.0 cm
- Width
- 40.0 cm
- Height
- 54.0 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
- SPRAGUE
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED IN EARLY 1900S.
- Canada
-
THIS TYPE OF MOTOR SOLD AND USED IN CANADA. (REF. 1) - Function
-
TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
THE FIELD COILS IN THIS MODEL HAS BEEN PLACED CONCENTRICALLY TO THE ARMATURE, INSTEAD OF AT AN OBLIQUE ANGLE. THE CONCENTRIC POSITION OF THE FIELD COIL PERMITS THE WITHDRAWL OF THE ARMATURE WITHOUT DISTURBING EITHER THE FIELD COIL OR THE POLE PIECES. THE COMMUTATOR ISPLACED OUTSIDE OF THE FIELD MAGNET SHELL FACILITATING ACCESS TO THE BRUSHES. (REF. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's plate on motor reads "Sprague Electric/ CO./ NEW YORK,/ U.S.A./ LUNDELL MOTOR/ R.T. 5 FORM D/ PAT'D AUG. 30, 1892./ SEP. 26, 1893 AUG. 3, 1897./ H.P. 5 SPEED 1100 R.P.M./ AMP. 36.9 VOLTS 115/ No 81502H". "252283A" cast in raised print on casing end opposite shaft, and on inside of brush access compartment doors.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES; WHITE PORCELAIN FINISH ON CONTACT BOX.
- Decoration
- N/A
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SPRAGUE ELECTRIC CO., Motor, after 1897, Artifact no. 1992.2152, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.2152.001/
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