General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST STEEL BASE AND FIELD MAGNETS (PERMANENTLY MAGNETIZED) CAST IRON ARMATURE CORE. TOP BEARING MOUNT, BRASS STRIP. BOTTOM BEARING PART OF BASE. ARMATURE WINDINGS COTTON COVERED COPPER MAGNET WIRE, COMMUTATOR/SWITCH ARE BARED ENDS OF FIELD COILS SUPPORTED BY INSULATORS. COPPER BRUSHES, MISC. STEEL SHAFT, BRASS SPINNER HEAD/PULLEY. CW 3 PAPER DISKS/ PAPER TAG TIED TO MOTOR REMOVED FOR STORAGE IN SUPP.INFO.FILE

Dimensions

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

Length

6.5 cm

Width

6.5 cm

Height

8.2 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 MOTOR USED C.1900-1935

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 BETHE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.

Function

TO PRODUCE ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY FROM ELECTRIC CURRENT. THE DESIGN ALLOWS THE MECHANICAL ROTATION TO DRIVE COLOURED PAPER DISCS WHICH PROVIDE INTRICATE VISUAL EFFECTS.

Technical

THIS SMALL TOY WAS ADVERTISED AS BEING BOTH AN ELECTRIC SPINNER OR TOP AND A WORKING ELECTRIC MOTOR, CAPABLE OF PROVIDING POWER TO RUN SMALL MECHANICAL TOYS WITH A BELT FROM IT'S GROOVED PULLEY ON SHAFT. IT WAS OPERATED BY 1 DRY CELL BATTERY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

NONE

Finish

BASE AND FIELD MAGNET GLOSS RED ENAMEL, OTHER COMPONENTS PLATED, BRUSHES NATURAL COPPER/.2-.3 DISCS COLOURED BLUE, RED-ORANGE & OFF-WHITE;.4 ALL BLACK

Decoration

N/A