Generator, hand
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 5-BAR
- DATE
- 1894
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0185.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL HORSESHOE MAGNETS & SCREWS/ BRONZE BASE & GENERATOR GEARS/ COPPER SCREW PLATES & WIRES/ CLOTH WRAPPING FOR WIRES
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
- 9.0 cm
- Height
- 13.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telephony
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- AFTER 1894
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
OPERATED BY HAND; USED IN LOCAL BATTERY TELEPHONE SETS FOR GENERATING THE CURRENT USED FOR SIGNALLING PURPOSES BY THE SUBSCRIBER - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ENGRAVED INTO BOTH SIDES OF THE BASE IS: 'PATENTED/ JULY 17, 1894'
- Missing
- CRANK HANDLE
- Finish
- MAGNETS WERE PAINTED RED AT ONE TIME; NOW THEY ARE PAINTED BLACK ON THE OUTSIDE, STILL RED ON THE INSIDE/ NATURAL BRONZE FINISH
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Generator, hand, circa 1894, Artifact no. 1978.0185, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0185.001/
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