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OBJECT TYPE: DC/GRAMME
DATE: 1874–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2174.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, COPPER, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. SOME WOOD FITTINGS; MOUNTED ON WOOD BASE. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES,WINDINGS, ETC.

Dimensions

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

Length: 83.0 cm
Width: 43.0 cm
Height: 44.0 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED C. 1870+
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CONVERT MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
Technical: VERY SIMILAR TO GRAMME'S FIRST FORM OF THE TYPE D'ATELIER DYNAMO FOR ARC LIGHTS (1874). THIS NEW MODEL (EARLIER MODEL- 1872) RELIED COMPLETELY ON THE PRINCIPLE OF SELF-EXCITATION. INSTEAD OF 3, IT HAD ONLY ONE ARMATURE & THE ELECTROMAGNETS WERE PLACED HORIZONTALLY. GRAMME WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RING-TYPE ARMATURE WHICH PROVIDED A RELATIVELY CHEAP SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY AND FOR THE FIRST TIME RENDERED GENERAL PURPOSE ARC-LIGHTING PRACTICAL. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate fixed to base incised "O.S.U. 10421". No other markings visible on generator.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES. SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH. COATING ON WIRES, ETC. IS BLACK.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Generator, between 1874–1900, Artifact no. 1992.2174, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.2174.001/

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