Motor

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OBJECT TYPE: DC/BIPOLAR/SHUNT/MULTI-SPEED
DATE: 1883
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1761.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: WRIGHT
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON HORSE-SHOE STYLE FIELD CORE. INSULATED COPPER FIELD WINDINGS. STEEL ARMATURE SHAFT. LAMINATED STEEL ARMATURE CORE. INSULATED COPPER ARMATURE WINDINGS. WOODEN BRUSH MOUNTING ASSEMBLY. BRONZE FRONT BEARING BEAM & BRUSH ASSEMBLY SUPPORT; COPPER BRUSHES. WOODEN BASE. BRASS STEP SWITCH

Dimensions

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

Length: 63.5 cm
Width: 50.0 cm
Height: 48.5 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS MOTOR USED IN 1883, AND POSSIBLY LATER
Canada: THIS MOTOR IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ELECTRIC MOTOR USED IN CANADA. IT WAS INSTALLED IN A COFFEE & TEA SHOP ON YONGE ST., TORONTO IN 1883 BY JOHN JOSEPH WRIGHT, WHERE IT WAS USED TO POWER A COFFEE GRINDER, DEMONSTRATING THE LABOUR SAVING ADVANTAGES OF ELECTRIC POWER (REF.1 & 2)
Function: TO CONVERT DIRECT CURRENT TO ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: IDENTIFIED BY ONTARIO HYDRO AS PROBABLY THE FIRST ELECTRIC MOTOR USED IN CANADA. IT WAS LIKELYOPERATED WITH A 48-VOLT LEAD ACID WET CELL ASSEMBLY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE ON MOTOR. SIGN 'CANADA'S FIRST ELECTRIC MOTOR' SCREWED TO BASE
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: WOODEN BASE HAS BEEN VARNISHED. FIELD CORE PAINTED BLACK & FIELD VARNISHED & PAINTED BLACK. BRUSH MOUNTING VARNISHED. ARMATURE HAS DARK VARNISHED FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Motor, circa 1883, Artifact no. 1992.1761, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1761.001/

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