Motor
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DC/ENCLOSED/COMPOUND/1 1/2 HP
- DATE
- 1905
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2265.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SPRAGUE ELECTRIC WORKS OF GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
- MODEL
- RT/FORM D
- LOCATION
- New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 120991A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON, STEEL, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. COATED WIRES. MOUNTED ON WOODEN BOARD.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 75.0 cm
- Width
- 28.5 cm
- Height
- 36.0 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
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED IN EARLY 1900S. (REF. 1)
- Canada
-
THIS TYPE OF MOTOR PRESUMABLY USED IN CANADA. (REF. 1) - Function
-
TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
THIS ENCLOSED MODEL MOTOR HAS A LARGE AIR OUTLET DOOR TO FACILITATE VENTILLATION AND CLEANING OF THE MOTOR. (REF. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate on motor reads "D.C. MOTOR/ NO.120991A/ TYPE RT/ WOUND COMP. FORM D/ AMP. 11.65 VOLTS 115/ SPEED 1575 H.P. 1 1/2/ SPRAGUE/ ELECTRIC WORKS/ OF/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ NEW YORK, U.S.A./ N.P. 9724". "806462" stamped into end of shaft.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOTOR. WOOD BOARD IS PAINTED DARK BROWN.
- Decoration
- N/A
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SPRAGUE ELECTRIC WORKS OF GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., Motor, circa 1905, Artifact no. 1992.2265, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.2265.001/
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