Motor

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OBJECT TYPE
DC/BIPOLAR/SHUNT/MULTI-SPEED
DATE
1883
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.1761.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
WRIGHT
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 HORSE-SHOE STYLE FIELD CORE. INSULATED COPPER FIELD WINDINGS. STEEL ARMATURE SHAFT. LAMINATED STEEL ARMATURE CORE. INSULATED COPPER ARMATURE WINDINGS. WOODEN BRUSH MOUNTING ASSEMBLY. BRONZE FRONT BEARING BEAM & BRUSH ASSEMBLY SUPPORT; COPPER BRUSHES. WOODEN BASE. BRASS STEP SWITCH

Dimensions

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

Length
63.5 cm
Width
50.0 cm
Height
48.5 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
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
THIS MOTOR USED IN 1883, AND POSSIBLY LATER
Canada
THIS MOTOR IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ELECTRIC MOTOR USED IN CANADA. IT WAS INSTALLED IN A COFFEE & TEA SHOP ON YONGE ST., TORONTO IN 1883 BY JOHN JOSEPH WRIGHT, WHERE IT WAS USED TO POWER A COFFEE GRINDER, DEMONSTRATING THE LABOUR SAVING ADVANTAGES OF ELECTRIC POWER (REF.1 & 2)
Function
TO CONVERT DIRECT CURRENT TO ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical
IDENTIFIED BY ONTARIO HYDRO AS PROBABLY THE FIRST ELECTRIC MOTOR USED IN CANADA. IT WAS LIKELYOPERATED WITH A 48-VOLT LEAD ACID WET CELL ASSEMBLY.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
NONE ON MOTOR. SIGN 'CANADA'S FIRST ELECTRIC MOTOR' SCREWED TO BASE
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
WOODEN BASE HAS BEEN VARNISHED. FIELD CORE PAINTED BLACK & FIELD VARNISHED & PAINTED BLACK. BRUSH MOUNTING VARNISHED. ARMATURE HAS DARK VARNISHED FINISH
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Motor, circa 1883, Artifact no. 1992.1761, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1761.001/

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