Motor

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OBJECT TYPE: AC/INDUCTION/.5 HP
DATE: 1904–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2272.001

MANUFACTURER: Century Electric Co.
MODEL: P4
LOCATION: St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 8971
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. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES. CARBON BRUSHES. MOUNTED ON WOODEN BASE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 46.0 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 38.0 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: Century
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Missouri
City: St. Louis

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED C. 1903+
Canada: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR WAS USED IN CANADA FOR COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC APPLICATIONS. (REF. 1) This particular one was used in the gold mines of Cripple Creek, Colorado.
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on motor reads "CENTURY/ SINGLE PHASE MOTOR/ MANUFACTURED BY/ CENTURY ELECTRICCO./ ST. LOUIS U.S.A./ H.P. 1/2 FRAME P4 CYCLES 90/ VOLTS 104 OR 208 AMP. 6.8- 3.4/ CONSTANT SPEED 870 R.P.M./ NO. 8971 [blank]/ PATENTED MAR. 7, 1899 JAN. 13, 1903/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING". "CENTURY" cast in raised print on frame.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Century Electric Co., Motor, between 1904–1920, Artifact no. 1992.2272, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.2272.001/

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