General Information

Serial #

719283

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRONBODY/ BRONZE PIPES & PLAQUES/ SMALL PIPES & FITTINGS APPEAR TO BE OF BRASS/ DYNAMO GAUGE HAS BRASS PLATED RIMS & GLASS COVER/ WATER PRESSURE GAUGE HAS A SILVERED BRASS DIAL, OUTER HOUSING OF LACQUERED BRASS & GLASS COVER/ PORCELAIN PLUG SOCKET

Dimensions

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

Length

240.4 cm

Width

101.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Generation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

ESCHER

Country

Switzerland

State/Province

Unknown

City

Zurich

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

A GOVERNOR IS USED TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF ANOTHER DEVICE IE. THE PRIME MOVER/ GOVERNOR KEEPS THE PRIME MOVERS SPEED AT DESIRED REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE/ THE SPEED OF THE PRIME MOVER IS REGULATED BY VARYING THE FLOW OF ENERGY TO IT THUS ENABLING ITS SPEED TO REMAIN CONSTANT REGARDLESS OF LOAD

Technical

This governor has been identified as used at the Adams Power Station at Niagara rather than in Healey Falls.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

2 MFR. PLAQUES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF BODY READ: 'ESCHER WYSS & Comp. U.S.P. JAN.27 1903 No 719283 Zurich-Switzerland'/ RAISED BLACK LETTERS ON BODY STATE: 'GOVERNOR NO 15'/ IN BLACK ON FACE OF SMALL GAUGE IS: 'H. BELFIELD & CO.PHILA.'/ ON BOTH SIDES OF LARGEST GAUGE IN BLACK IS: 'No 20735 SPEED OF DYNAMO Revolutions per Minute Ratio 250:5331/3', ON OUTLINE OF HORN WITH GAUGE SET IN END IS '[?TH.N]'/ PLAQUE ON MOTOR IS PARTLY OBSCURED BY DIRT READS: 'GENERAL GEELECTRIC D-C. MOTOR/ MODEL 5BA75BA21/ TYPE BA/ FRAME 75B/ HP.1/6/ WOUND SP. SER/ A..9/ V.230/ R.P.M. 1800/ TEMP. RISE/ TIME RATING/ [?] G/ N.P. 5[?] 918 SCHENECHADY N.Y. USA'

Missing

GLASS FROM OIL GAUGE/ SEVERAL SCREWS

Finish

BODY IS PAINTED BLACK/ SMALLER PIPES ARE BRASS COLOURED/ LARGER PIPES & PLAQUES ARE BRONZE COLOURED, SOME PIPES HAVE GREEN COPPER CORROSION IN RECESSES/ DYNAMO GAUGE HAS A CRAZED FACE, CLEAR GLASS COVERS, BRASS COLOURED RIMS & BLACK BODY/ WATER PRESSURE GAUGE HAS A TWO TONE BRASS & SILVER FACE, BLACK NEEDLE & BRASS COLOURED BODY/ WHITE PLUG SOCKET/ BLACK PLUG & WIRING/ SMALL MOTOR IS PAINTED BLACK

Decoration

N/A