General Information

Serial #

360

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON BASE, ARMATURE SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND FIELD RING (NB: SINGLE CASTING.) CAST IRON FIELD CORES AND BEARING BLOCKS. LAMINATED STEEL ARMATURE CORE. STEEL SHAFT AND CAST STEEL PULLEY. INSULATED COPPER WIRE ARMATURE AND FIELD WINDINGS. COPPER MICA-INSULATED COMMUTATOR. CAST IRON BRUSH SPIDER. BRONZE BRUSH HOLDERS AND SUPPORT SHAFTS. CARBON BRUSHES. BRONZE OIL SUMP PLUGS. MISC. FIBRE INSULATING WASHERS. WOODEN SPIDER HANDLE.

Dimensions

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

Length

103.0 cm

Width

56.0 cm

Height

64.0 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

General Electric

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED C.1897- 1925+.

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 AND TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.

Function

TO CONVERT ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL ENERGY.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF AN UNUSUAL ANDADVANCED DESIGN FOR THIS PERIOD.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's plate mounted on top of generator reads: "DIRECT CURRENT GENERATOR/ No. 360 ENG. NOTICE 55/ TYPE L CLASS 4-9-450 FORM H/ VOLTS NO LOAD 115 VOLTS FULL LOAD 125/ AMPERES 72 SPEED 1450/ PATENTED 1880-81; 1893-94-95/ CANADIAN/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ LIMITED/ TORONTO-PETERBORO-MONTREAL ". " CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. " cast into both sides of base. Metal plate screwed to frame near base stamped: " 7066 " & "M.P.49.1450.125.V "; "7066" stamped on similar plate on opposite side.

Missing

2 BRONZE OIL SUMP PLUGS MISSING. NO OBVIOUS CONNECTION TO FIELD FROM BRUSH ASSEMBLY.( MAY HAVE BEEN EXCITED EXTERNALLY.)

Finish

BASE/FIELD RING, ETC. HAS GLASS BLACK ENAMEL FINISH. FIELD COILS AND ARMATURE ARE BLACK ENAMEL. NATURAL FINISH ON COMMUTATOR, BRUSHES AND HOLDERS, AND PULLEY. NATURAL FINISH ON BRONZE MFR'S PLATE. BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON WOODEN BRUSH SPIDER HANDLE.

Decoration

N/A