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- OBJECT TYPE
- DC/6 POLE/OPEN
- DATE
- 1879
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2200.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Edison Machine Works
- MODEL
- K
- LOCATION
- New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 124
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON BASE; STEEL SHAFT, PULLEY & BOLTS; COPPER SPLIT RINGS; COPPER CONNECTORS WITH WOOD HANDLE; WOOD POLE PIECE. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON WINDINGS, WIRES, ETC.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 192.0 cm
- Width
- 75.0 cm
- Height
- 212.0 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
- Edison
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED IN LATE 19TH C.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO CONVERT MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
AN EARLY TYPE OF GENERATOR WITH A SMOOTH CORE ARMATURE. (REF. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "EDISON MACHINE WORKS, BUILDERS. NEW YORK. U.S.A. K No 124" cast in raisedprint on one side of base. "K/ 111" stamped into one end of shaft. Red dymo tape label on flywheel reads "MC.2.14". Red dymo tape label on pole reads "SHUNT". Decal applied to generator reads "THE HYDRO/ HISTORICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ COLLECTION".
- Missing
- BRUSHES ARE MISSING. POSSIBLY MISSING OTHER PARTS.
- Finish
- GENERATOR BASE HAS BLACK ENAMEL FINISH. POLE WINDINGS PAINTED RED-BROWN.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Edison Machine Works, Generator, after 1879, Artifact no. 1992.2200, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2200.001/
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