Drive, motor

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OBJECT TYPE: TELESCOPE/AMATEUR
DATE: 1967
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0786.001

MANUFACTURER: Cramer Div.
MODEL: 117
LOCATION: Old Saybrook, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: All metal construction, save rubber (?) covered plug and electrical cord covering.

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 9.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Astronomy
Category: Observation equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Cramer
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Old Saybrook

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This type of drive used in the 1960S +
Canada: Used in North America.
Function: Used to power and move an amateur telescope on an equatorial base.
Technical: Example of drive for an amateur telescope on an equatorial base. it was probably used with a 6-8 inch telescope like those manufactured by Edmund or Criterion.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "CRAMER DIVISION/ OLD SAYBROOK, CONN./ GIANNINI/ CONTR. CORP./ MADE/ IN U.S.A./ U.S. PATENT/ 2,436,231/ TYPE 117/ [underwriters laboratories symbol]/ P27MABA3/ 18A1XA08A-L/ DATE 2 67/ RPM 1/15 V 115/ CY 60 W 2.7" incised in unit. Part no. (?) "602239" cast in raised print on component.
Missing: Unknown
Finish: Black wrinkle and brushed silver finishes; large toothed wheel has natural brass-colour finish.
Decoration: N/A

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Cramer Div., Drive, motor, 1967, Artifact no. 1966.0786, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0786.001/

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