General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SHELL IS IRON CASTINGS/ BRASS & GLASS LUBRICATORS

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

41.0 cm

Height

61.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Power devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

KERR

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Niagara Falls

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1933-1971 (LAST HOME OF THE POST ON MAIN ST.); & POSSIBLY C. 1900-1933 (HIGGINSON BLOCK, MAIN ST.) [REF.2]

Canada

ALTHOUGH FURTHER RESEARCH IS REQUIRED, IT APPEARS THAT THE PRODUCTION OF WATER MOTORS IN CANADA WAS NOT COMMON. THIS MOTOR WAS MFD. AT NIAGARA FALLS, ON.

Function

WATER PRESSURE ON PELTON WHEEL TURNS PULLEY WHEEL WHICH IS CONNECTED TO A DRIVE SHAFT BY BELTS

Technical

LATE 19TH C. LITERATURE CLAIMS THE EXTENSIVE USE OF WATER MOTORS FOR POWERING SINGLE CYLINDER & JOBBING PRESSES, HOWEVER FEW PRINTERS RECALL THEIR USE TODAY. WATER MOTORS WERE WELL SUITED TO SMALLER SHOPS WHERE A "FALL" OF WATER WAS AVAILABLE - DUE TO THE LOW COST OF POWER PRODUCED AS WELL AS THEIR MECHNICAL SIMPLICITY & QUIETNESS IN OPERATION.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GOLD LETTERING READS "KERR WATER MOTOR/ NIAGARA FALLS CANADA/ PATENTED/ 3"

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

DARK RED CASING WITH CAST GOLD LETTERING

Decoration

GOLD LETTERING