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- OBJECT TYPE
- DC/BIPOLAR/SHUNT
- DATE
- 1888
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2169.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Thomson-Houston Electric Co.
- MODEL
- THOMSON INCANDESCENT DYNAMO D15SS
- LOCATION
- Lynn, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 2862
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON FRAME AND BASE; STEEL SHAFT; COPPER SPLIT RINGS; POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. CARBON BRUSHES. WOOD POLE PIECE AND HANDLE FOR ADJUSTING BRUSHES. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES, WINDINGS, ETC.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 110.0 cm
- Width
- 70.0 cm
- Height
- 85.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Generation
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Thomson Houston
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Lynn
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR PRESUMABLY USED C. 1888+
- Canada
-
THIS GENERATOR WAS DONATED BY THE THOMSON-HOUSTON CO. TO THE ENGINEERING DEPT. OF MCGILL UNIVERSITY. (REF. 1) ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TYPES OF GENERATOR USED IN CANADA. (REF. 2) - Function
-
TO CONVERT MECHANICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF A GENERATOR WITH INCREASED CAPABILITIES AND SIMPLIFIED CONSTRUCTION. THE COMMUTATOR OR SWITCH BRUSH IS COMPOSED OF TWO LAYERS OR PLANES OF CONDUCTING PIECES, EACH CAPABLE OF MAKING INDIVIDUAL CONTACT WITH OTHER BRUSES IN THE SAME PLANE OR IN THE ADJOINING PLANES. THEY COULD ALSO BE INDIVIDUALLY SEPARATED IF WORN-OUT BY USE. (REF. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's plate reads "THOMSON/ INCANDESCENT DYNAMO/ VOLTS 110 SPEED 1400/ CLASS 15SS NO. 2862/ ADJUSTED FOR 5 PER CT. LOSS/ PATENTED SEPT. 2,'79- OCT. 5,'80/ OCT. 10,'82- JAN. 5,'86- JULY 13,'88/ SEPT. 28,'86./ PATENTS APPLIED FOR/ MANUFACTURED BY/ THOMSON-HOUSTON ELEC. CO./ LYNN, MASS. U.S.A.". Second plate reads "Presented to/ THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY/ BY THE/ Thomson-Houston International Electric Co./Boston/ Mass." Third plate reads "DEPARTMENT/ ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING/ MONTREAL./ MACHINE NO. [blank]/ PRESENTED BY [blank]". "14" stencilled in gold on one pole. Decal reads "THE HYDRO/ HISTORICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ COLLECTION". RED DYMO TAPE LABELS READ "SHUNT" AND "MC.2.12". "D15" CAST IN BASE, AND ON POLE HOUSINGS. "MANUFACTURED BY/ T-H ELEC. CO./ LYNN.MASS.U.S.A." STAMPED INTO WOOD PANEL ON TOP.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL FINISH OM MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES. POLES HAVE BEEN LAMINATED, AND PAINTED GREEN. SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Thomson-Houston Electric Co., Generator, after 1888, Artifact no. 1992.2169, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2169.001/
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