Motor

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OBJECT TYPE: AC/INDUCTION/5 HP
DATE: 1915–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2270.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: 403329
LOCATION: Schenectady, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 4647892
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, STEEL, COPPER, BRASS, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. WOODEN FLYWHEEL AND BASE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 80.0 cm
Width: 68.5 cm
Height: 55.0 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: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Schenectady

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR PRESUMABLY USED C. 1915-30S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on motor reads "INDUCTION MOTOR/ MODEL NO. 403329/ WHEN ORDERING PARTS GIVE MODEL NUMBER/ TYPE MT 952-8-5-900 FORM C/ VOLTS 275 3 PHASE 60 CYC./ [GE logo]/ SEC. VOLTS 82 SPEED FULL LOAD/ AMP. 11.1 NO. 4647892/ SEC. AMP. 20/ 5 H.P. CONT. 40 [degrees] C/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./SCHENECTADY, N.Y., U.S.A./ N.P. 19743". "69" stencilled on casing, over commutator. "8 1/4" cast in raised print on base.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: DARK GREY ENAMEL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Motor, between 1915–1930, Artifact no. 1992.2270, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.2270.001/

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