General Information

Serial #

1564

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON, STEEL, COPPER AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. SOME WOODEN FITTINGS. FABRIC WINDINGS ON ARMATURE & POLES ARE LACQUERED & PAINTED. RUBBER (?) 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

130.0 cm

Width

122.0 cm

Height

95.0 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

MATHER

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Manchester

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED C. LATE 1890S- EARLY 20TH C.

Canada

THIS TYPE OF MOTOR PROBABLY USED IN CANADA. (REF. 1)

Function

TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.

Technical

PREVIOUSLY PORTIONS OF REGULAR SHUNT-WIRE WERE USED TO FURNISH EXTRA RESISTANCE REQUIRED BETWEEN THE MAIN LINE AND THE ARMATURE WHEN THE MOTOR WAS STARTED. IN THIS MOTOR NEW & SEPARATE RESISTANCE-WIRE WAS WOUND AROUND THE FIELD MAGNET AND TAPPED AT INTERVALS BETWEEN ITS ENDS BY 1 ORMORE WIRES, SO THAT MORE OR LESS OF THAT SEPARATE RESISTANCE-WIRE COULD BE USED IN THE ARMATURE-CIRCUIT, AS NEEDED. (REF. 4)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's plate reads "MATHER ELECTRIC CO./ SELF REGULATING MOTOR/ PATENT/ NO. 355738 421090/ -444416-/ 20 H.P. 110 VOLTS/ SPEED 695 NO. 1564". Plate on base, below, reads "THE MATHER ELECTRIC CO. MANCHESTER, CONN.". "-2-" handpainted in white on 1 pole winding.

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES. WINDINGS & COVERING ON ARMATURE ARE PAINTED RED-BROWN. FLYWHEEL PAINTED RED.

Decoration

N/A