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OBJECT TYPE
DC/BIPOLAR/SHUNT
DATE
1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.1852.001
MANUFACTURER
KIMBALL, FRED M. CO.
MODEL
D
LOCATION
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
390
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
CAST IRON BASE, FIELD CORES, & POLE PIECES. BRONZE BEARING BLOCKS AND BEARINGS. (OILER LUBRICATED) BRASS OR BRONZE POLE PIECE SUPPORT & PROTECTIVE COVER. STEEL SHAFT, SUPPORTING LAMINATED STEEL ARMATURE CORE AND COPPER COMMUTATOR. (MICA INSULATED) BRONZE BRUSH ASSEMBLY; CARBON BRUSHES. ARMATURE & FIELDS WOUND WITH INSULATED COPPER WIRE. BRASS CONNECTING BLOCKS MOUNTED ON WOOD, ON TOP OF FIELD ASSEMBLY. MISC. HARDWARE & WIRING.

Dimensions

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

Length
89.0 cm
Width
55.0 cm
Height
47.0 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
KIMBALL
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Massachusetts
City
Boston

Context

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Vermont
Period
THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED C. 1900- 1920. THIS GENERATOR SAID TO HAVE BEEN USED IN 1903.
Canada
PART OF A LARGE & 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 ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
Technical
EXAMPLE OF 110 V GENERATOR SAID TO HAVE BEEN USED IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LAB AT UNIV. OF VERMONT IN 1903. HEAVY BRASS PLATE COVERING EXPOSED ARMATURE BETWEEN THE POLES IS UNUSUAL DESIGN FEATURE.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Mfr's plate reads: " FRED M. GIMBALL & CO./ MAKERS/ BOSTON, MASS., U.S.A./ NO. 390 STYLE D/ SPEED 1450 VOLTS [blank] ". " 706 " etched in casing & highlighted in white above mfr's plate. Dymo tape label on wooden plate mounted on generator casing top reads: " IN. USE. ABOUT. 1903 ". Second label, below, reads: "SHUNT "; " third label, below, reads: " MC.2.16 ". Cast into field bridge opposite armature side: " F.M. KIMBALL & CO./ BOSTON, MASS,/ U.S.A. ".
Missing
ONE OILER. BRUSH ASSEMBLY TO CONNECTOR JUMPERS.
Finish
IRON WORK & WINDINGS HAVE BLACK ENAMEL FINISH. BRONZE, BRASS & COPPER COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH. WOODEN PLATE ON GENERATOR TOP IS VARNISHED. BLACK SUPPORT PIECES & SPACERS.
Decoration
N/A

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