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- OBJECT TYPE
- DC/MULTIPOLAR
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2188.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric Co.
- MODEL
- MI
- LOCATION
- Schenectady, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 252244
- 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. COATED FABRIC COVERINGS ON WINDINGS, WIRES, ETC. CARBON BRUSHES.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 90.0 cm
- Width
- 60.0 cm
- Height
- 78.0 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
- General Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Schenectady
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED AND MOST PROBABLY ALSO MADE AT THE CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. PLANT IN PETERBOROUGH, ON. (REF. 1) - Function
-
TO CONVERT MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate reads "DIRECT CURRENT GENERATOR/ NO. 252244 FRAME F/ TYPE MI FORM 1 IS 350036-11/ AMP. 72 [GE logo] SPEED 1050/ VOLTS NO LOAD/ 125/ VOLTS FULL LOAD/ 125/ 9 KW CONTINUOUS 50 [blank] [blank]/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ SCHENECTADY, N.Y.,U.S.A.". "BETHLEHEM" cast in raised print on lifting ring.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- DARK GREEN & BLACK ENAMEL FINISH. WINDINGS PAINTED RED-BROWN.
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Electric Co., Generator, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.2188, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2188.001/
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