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- OBJECT TYPE
- DC/COMPOUND/10 HP
- DATE
- 1897
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2171.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 163454
- 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, WINDINGS, ETC.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 100.0 cm
- Width
- 60.0 cm
- Height
- 80.0 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
- Westinghouse
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Pittsburgh
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR WAS USED IN LATE 19TH- EARLY 20TH C.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO CONVERT MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
THE WINDING IN THIS GENERATOR WAS DESIGNED TO FIT GENERATORS OF ANY SIZE & CAPACITY; IT COULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED WITHOUT DISTURBING ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE MACHINE. THE COILS OF THE GENERATOR WERE WOUND INTO BOBBINS & THOROUGHLY INSULATED BEFORE BEING APPLIEDTO THE CORE, FACILITATING THEIR REMOVAL IN CASE OF DAMAGE. (REF. 1 - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's plate mounted on each side of generator: "WESTINGHOUSE/ ELECTRIC & MFG. CO./ PITTSBURG, PA., U.S.A./ DIRECT CURRENT MOTOR/ COMPOUND WOUND/ 10 H.P. E.M.F. 220 AMP'S 40.5/ FULL LOAD SPEED 750 NO. 163454". Recorded on separate plate "WESTINGHOUSE E.&M. CO./ PITTSBURGH, PA., U.S.A./ PATENTED/ MAY 6 '90/ MAR. 24 '96/ DEC. 15 '96/ MAY 11 '97/ MAR. 22 '92/ JUN. 30 '96/ JAN. 12 '97/ SEP. 14 '97./ OTHER PATENTS APPLIED FOR". "18931" marked on winding bundles.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL FINISH. COIL WINDINGS PAINTED RED-BROWN. SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Generator, after 1897, Artifact no. 1992.2171, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2171.001/
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