General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

CAST IRON BASE, FIELD CASE, FIELD POLE PIECES & BEARING BLOCKS. SUMP LUBRICATED BRONZE BEARINGS. STEEL SHAFT SUPPORTS LAMINATED STEEL ARMATURE & COPPER COMMUTATOR (MICA INSULATED). FIELD & ARMATURE WINDINGS ARE INSULATED COPPER WIRE. CAST IRON BRUSH ASSEMBLY SPIDER. BRONZE BRUSH HOLDERS & SHAFTS, AND COPPER GAUZE BRUSHES.BRASS CONNECTING BLOCKS. WOOD INSULATOR. FIELD STEP TYPE RHEOSTAT. RESISTANCE WIRE COILS, SLIDER SWITCH WITH COPPER & BRONZE COMPONENTS & MICALEX OR SIMILAR INSULATED BASE. CAST IRON PULLEY & TWO CAST IRON BELT ADJUSTMENT FIXTURES. MISC. HARDWARE & JUMPERS.

Dimensions

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

Length

72.0 cm

Width

48.0 cm

Height

29.0 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Generation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GAYLORD

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED C. 1900- 1920.

Canada

ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN LATE 1915 BY GENERAL LEATHER GOODS CO.,BATHURST ST. TORONTO FOR $400.00, DIRECTLY FROM MFR, AND WAS USED FOR ELECTROPLATING WORK. C.1920- 1935 IT WAS USED FOR NICKEL-PLATING WORK BY G.E. EDWARDS CO., CHRISTIE ST. TORONTO. (SEE ONT HYDRO PRESS CLIPPING OCT. 6, 1965 IN S.I.)

Function

TO CONVERT ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL ENERGY.

Technical

INTERESTING DESIGN IN WHICH THE FIELD CURRENT MAY BE ADJUSTED BY A SLIDER SWITCH MOUNTED ON THE FIELD STRUCTURE. MOVING THE BLOCK UP OR DOWN SWITCHES IN OR OUT THE SIX RESISTANCE COILS. THIS PROVIDES FOR A VOLTAGE AND CURRENT ADJUSTMENT OF THE MACHINE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Cast brass mfr's plate on casing top reads: " THE GAYLORD DYNAMO/ MANUFACTURED BY/ CHAS. H. GAYLORD/ CHICAGO, ILL./ 200 AMP 36 VOLT 1250 RPM ". Black dymo tape label to right of plate reads: " SHUNT "; second tape label below reads: "MC.2.28 ". Red dymo tape label on wooden bar, below mfr's plate reads: " MC.2.28 ". Decal on casing top reads " THE HYDRO/ HISTORICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ COLLECTION ".

Missing

BEARING OILER CAPS.

Finish

IRON CASTINGS HAVE RED ENAMEL FINISH. BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON FIELD & ARMATURE WINDINGS. WOODEN INSULATOR IS VARNISHED. ALL OTHER COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH.

Decoration

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