General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SHEET STEEL CASE. LAMINATED FIELD CORE AND ARMATURE. COTTON COVERED COPPER MAGNET WIRE FIELD AND ARMATURE WINDINGS. BRASS BEARING SUPPORT PIECES. BRONZE BEARINGS. STEEL SHAFT, BRASS PULLEY. THUMB NUT CONNECTORS AND MISC. HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

9.0 cm

Width

7.3 cm

Height

8.0 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

Kendrick Davis

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Hampshire

City

Lebanon

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF SMALL MOTOR USED C.1925-1930

Canada

PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500 ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.

Function

TO CONVERT ELECTRIC CURRENT INTO ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY

Technical

TYPICAL SMALL HOBBY MOTOR, FOR USE ON LOW VOLTAGE BATTERY CIRCUITS. CHICAGO APPARATUS CO. ADVERTISED IT AS "...BUILT ON THE LINES OF LARGE MACHINES...FOR ITS SIZE AND WEIGHT THIS ISTHE MOST POWERFUL MOTOR MADE". FEATURES LAMINATED, SLOT WOUND ARMATURE, SELF-LUBRICATING BEARINGS, & SELF-ADJUSTING BRUSHES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MANUFACTURERS DECAL ON TOP READS: 'K & D/ NO 35'

Missing

NONE

Finish

CASE, GLOSS BLACK ENAMEL. FIELD AND ARMATURE WINDINGS SHELLACKED

Decoration

N/A