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OBJECT TYPE: DESK/VARIABLE SPEED/ELECTRIC
DATE: 1907
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0567.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 269575
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON PEDESTAL BASE & MOTOR HOUSING/ BRASS PLATED METAL BLADES & WIRE FAN GUARD/ SYNTHETIC SPEED CONTROL KNOB/ BRASS MFR'SPLATE/ FIBRE COVERED CORD/ SYNTHETIC PLUG WITH BRASS PRONGS

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.8 cm
Width: 21.8 cm
Height: 43.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Environment control
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: USA/ PAT. MAR.19,'89 JUNE 4,'89 JULY 30,'89 MAY 13,'90 MAY 27,'90 JULY 31,1900 JUNE 25, 1901
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: This fan used at the Adams Power House at Niagara.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RECTANGULAR MFR'S PLATE ON TOP OF MOTOR HOUSING READS: 'ALTERNATING CURRENT FAN MOTOR/ NO. 269575 VOLTS 100/115 CYCLES 60/ PAT. MAR. 19,'89 JUNE 4,'89 JULY 30,'89 MAY 13,'90/ MAY 27,'90 JULY 31,1900 JUNE 25,1901/ NP.3187 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., U.S.A.'/ SPEED CONTROL KNOB HAS LETTER 'T' AT CENTRE/ SMALL BRASS PLATE BELOW KNOB READS: 'OFF'/ MFR'S MARKS ON PLUG PRONGS READ: 'LEVITON' (ON ONE SIDE) & 'UL' (ON OTHER SIDE)
Missing: From CA of 03/08/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: BLACK JAPANNED FINISH ON BASE/ BLADES & FAN GUARD PLATED BRASS UNFINISHED/ SPEED CONTROL KNOB BLACK SYNTHETIC/ MFR'S PLATE BRASS WITH BLACK BACKGROUND & BRASS PRINTING/ CORD COVERING BEIGE & RED FIBRE/ PLUG BROWN SYNTHETIC/ PRONGS BRASS UNFINISHED
Decoration: FRONT & BACK OF HOUSING HAVE DECORATIVE OPEN WORK/ PLUG HAS SCALLOPED DESIGN AROUNDEDGE

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General Electric Co., Fan, circa 1907, Artifact no. 1992.0567, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0567.001/

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