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OBJECT TYPE
DC/BIPOLAR/SHUNT
DATE
1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.1834.001
MANUFACTURER
Thomson Houston Electric Co.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Lynn, Massachusetts, United States of America

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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 BASE, ARMATURE SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES, FIELD CORES & POLE PIECES. LAMINATED STEEL ARMATURE CORE. COPPER COMMUTATOR INSULATED WITH MICA; STEEL SHAFT; BRONZE BEARINGS. INSULATED COPPER FIELD & ARMATURE WINDINGS. DISTRIBUTION & SWITCH BLOCK OF WOOD. COPPER SWITCH & CONNECTORS. BRONZE BRUSH HOLDERS. CARBON BRUSHES, BRUSH SPIDER IS CAST IRON, WITH BRONZE BRUSH HOLDER MOUNTING HARDWARE. BRONZE & GLASS OILERS

Dimensions

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

Length
65.0 cm
Width
42.0 cm
Height
53.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Energy-electric
Category
Generation
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Thomson Houston
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Massachusetts
City
Lynn

Context

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Unknown
Period
THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED C.1900-1920.
Canada
PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN 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 ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
Technical
NOTE ON OH TAG ORIGINALLY FIXED TO GENERATOR INDICATES THIS UNIT WAS A DYNAMO EXCITER. IF SO, IT SUPPLIED FIELD CURRENT FOR A MUCH LARGER GENERATOR. HOWEVER, IT COULD BE USED AS A 1 KW GENERATOR FOR ANY DIRECT CURRENTREQUIREMENT.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
FOLLOWING INFO. STAMPED INTO WOODEN PLATE OVER MAGNETS: 'MANUFACTURED/ BY/ T.H. ELEC. CO./ LYNN, MASS. U.S.A.'. DYMO-TAPE LABELS APPLIED TO PLATE READ 'SHUNT' & 'MC.2.5.'. 'D 1-1/2' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON BASE & ENDPIECES. PLATE APPLIED TO BASE READS 'DONATED/ BY/ THE KERITE CO.'. DECAL APPLIED TO CASING READS: 'THE HYDRO/ HISTORICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ COLLECTION'
Missing
NONE EVIDENT
Finish
BLACK ENAMEL BASE, ARMATURE SUPPORTS, POLE PIECES & BRUSH SPIDER. FIELD COILS & ARMATURE WINDINGS DARK RED OVER FIBRE COVER. WOODEN SPIDER HANDLE VARNISHED
Decoration
N/A

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