General Information

Serial #

9AE27938

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, WOOD SHAFT ON END/.2 SHAFT, BRACKETS & FITTINGS, 3 SMALL PULLEYS ARE METAL, OTHER 4 PULLEYS ARE WOOD/ BELTS ARE FIBRE

Dimensions

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

Length

71.0 cm

Width

47.0 cm

Height

36.0 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

Jones Moore

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

921580-921587 USED AS A UNIT IN 1960'S & 1970'S FOR DISPLAY & DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES

Canada

VEHICLE & COMPONENTS ASSEMBLED BY ONT. HYDRO IN THE EARLY 1960S TO PRESENT ANINTERPRETATION OF THE 'ADAM BECK CIRCUS' VEHICLES OF 1912. THE ORIGINAL BECK CIRCUS WAS USED BY THE HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER COMM. OF ONT. TO PROMOTE ELECTRICITY & ELECTRICAL TOOLS, EQ. & APPLIANCES TO RURAL ONTARIANS AT FAIRS, PLOWING MATCHES, ETC.

Function

.1 CONVERTS ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY TO DRIVE.2/.2 PROVIDES A MEANS OF TRANSFERRING POWER FROM MOTOR TO OTHER EQUIPMENT

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE (QUITE WORN) 'Century/ REPULSION START INDUCTION SINGLE PHASE MOTOR/ MADE IN CANADA BY/ JONES & MOORE ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD., TORONTO/ FOR CENTURY ELECTRIC COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MO./ MODEL [R]S-2[8]40-J C.E.S.A. APP. NO. [4626] [2]02 CYCLE 6/ H.P. 3 VOLTS 110 [OR]220 AMPS 38 [OR] 19/ R.P.M. 1165 SERIAL NO. 9AE27938 SPEC. 11843/ TEMPERATURE RANGE END 'C'/.2 FITTINGS AT REAR, CAST 'U B/ 21/ D' ['D'IS ENCLOSED IN A DIAMOND SHAPE]/ ALSO APPEARS TO BE '1 15/16'/ ON CENTRAL BRACKET APPEARS TO BE '2 7/16'

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

.1 PAINTED BLACK, CIRCLE OF RED AT ONE END/.2 MAIN SHAFT IS SILVERTONE, BRACKETS & FITTINGS PAINTED BLACK, 2 SMALL PULLEYS PAINTED BLACK/ WOODEN PULLEYS PAINTED BLACK, MOST OF PAINT MISSING FROM CIRCUMFERENCES

Decoration

N/A