General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON FIELD/FRAME, BRASS BEARING SUPPORTPIECES, BRONZE BEARINGS, BRASS BRUSH HOLDERS, COPPER BRUSHES. STEEL ARMATURE ASSEMBLY, COTTON COVERED COPPER MAGNET WIRE FIELD AND ARMATURE WINDINGS, COPPER COMMUTATOR. BRASS HARDWARE. BRASS TOP PIECE/NAME PLATE. STEEL SHAFT

Dimensions

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

Length

8.5 cm

Width

8.2 cm

Height

8.7 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.1900-1930

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 ENERGY INTO ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY

Technical

EXAMPLE OF SMALL MOTOR USED TO PROVIDE POWER FOR MODELS OR CONSTRUCTION SETS, IE) MECHANO, ERECTOR, ETC

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

SQUARE PLATE SCREWED TO TOP OF MOTOR HOUSING READS: 'PORTER MOTOR/ K&D/ NO 1'

Missing

N/A

Finish

FRAME/FIELD ASSEMBLY, RED WRINKLE FINISH ENAMEL. TOP PLATE, BRASS WITH RAISED LETTERING. BACKGROUND BLACK ENAMEL. ALL OTHER COMPONENTS NATURAL COLOUR. BEIGE-COLOURED WINDINGS

Decoration

N/A