Motor

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OBJECT TYPE: DC/BIPOLAR/7.5 HP
DATE: 1891
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2292.001

MANUFACTURER: Crocker-Wheeler Electric Co.
MODEL: 7 1/2 C
LOCATION: Ampere, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 260
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. SOME WOODEN FITTINGS. CARBON BRUSHES. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES, ETC.

Dimensions

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

Length: 82.0 cm
Width: 58.0 cm
Height: 56.0 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: Crocker Wheeler
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Ampere

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR PRESUMABLY USED IN LATE 19TH- EARLY 20TH C.
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate fixed to motor reads "CROCKER-WHEELER/ ELECTRIC CO./ AMPERE, N.J., U.S.A./ 7.5 H.P. TYPE 7 1/2 C./ NO. 260 SPEED 850/ VOLTS220 AMP. 28.5". Decal on motor reads "THE HYDRO/ HISTORICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ COLLECTION". "LS" stencilled in off-white on casing. "42/M" stamped on brass disc fixed to motor.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH. SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Crocker-Wheeler Electric Co., Motor, after 1891, Artifact no. 1992.2292, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.2292.001/

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