Power transmission jack
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Bevel gear
- DATE
- 1880
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1980.0321.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON/ STEEL/ WOOD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 95.0 cm
- Width
- 96.0 cm
- Height
- 53.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Agriculture
- Category
- Power sources
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1880-1920
- Canada
-
A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT USED IN CANADA AND PROBABLY MADE HERE - Function
-
TO CHANGE THE ROTARY POWER FROM A TUMBLE ROD OF A HORSEPOWER TO A PULLEY FOR BELT POWER, OR TO TRANSFER ROTARY POWER THROUGH 900 - Technical
-
THE POWER JACK WAS USED TO INCREASE THE SPEED OF ROTATION OF A SHAFT AND ADAPT THE SWEEP HORSE POWER TO POWER BELT DRIVEN MACHINES. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None apparent
- Missing
- BELT PULLEY From CA of 07/17/1997 by Carrie Misener: No - Complete
- Finish
- Cast iron, rusty and dirty.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Power transmission jack, circa 1880, Artifact no. 1980.0321, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1980.0321.001/
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