General Information

Serial #

273

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON ON WOOD BASE, BRASS, COPPER, WOOD PTS; CARBON BRUSHES; BAKELITE WASHERS; GUTTA PERCHA CLOTH AROUND ARMATURE.

Dimensions

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

Length

80.0 cm

Width

40.0 cm

Height

71.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Conversion

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

ROYAL ELECTRIC

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

Unknown

Canada

THE PRODUCTION & USE OF THIS MOTOR IS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE FIRST CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE ELECTRICAL UTILITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC (1880-1900)

Function

THIS MOTOR USED TO POWER STREET ARC LIGHTING

Technical

ROYAL ELECTRIC CO. WAS THE ONLY COMPANY IN CANADA WHO HAD THE RIGHTS OF EXPLOITATION OF THE THOMSON-HOUSTON LIGHTING PATENTS/ THIS MOTOR IS A RARE EXAMPLE OF A ROYAL ELECTRIC CO. PRODUCT STILL IN EXISTANCE TODAY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'SPLATE 'ELECTRIC MOTOR/ MANUFACTURED BY/ THE ROYAL ELECTRIC CO./ MONTREAL/ THOMPSON'S PATENT/ TYPE [ILLEGIBLE] VOLTS 75/ SPEED [2550] NO [273]'

Missing

N/A

Finish

SUPPORT HOUSING PAINTED DARK RED, SEVERAL BLACK PTS, ALONG WITH BRASS, COPPER & SILVERTONE PTS

Decoration

N/A