General Information

Serial #

3264

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON CASE & BEARING BLOCKS. STEEL SHAFT SUPPORTS, LAMINATED STEEL ARMATURE CORE, & COPPER, MICA INSULATED COMMUTATOR. BRONZE BEARINGS. STEEL POLE PIECES. FIELD COILS & ARMATURE WOUND WITH INSULATED COPPERWIRE. CARBON BRUSHES WITH BRONZE HOLDERS. STEEL BRUSH SPRINGS. MISC. STEEL BOLTS, FIBRE INSULATORS & JUMPER CABLES

Dimensions

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

Length

98.0 cm

Width

63.0 cm

Height

70.0 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

RIDGWAY

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Ridgway

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1916 TO 1935

Canada

PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960'S. 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

NIL

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFG'S PLATE: 'RIDGWAY DYNAMO/ NO 3264 DESIGN 9C 14/ 7 1/2 KILOWATTS 60 AMPERE/ VOLTS NO LOAD VOLTS 125 FULL LOAD/ 1200 RPM CONTINUOUS RATING/ RIDGWAY DYNAMO & ENGINE CO./ RIDGWAY PA USA/ PATENTED/ JULY 9, 1889 OCT 20, 1903/ AUG 30, 1892 DEC 24, 1912/ AUG 01, 1893 MAY 16, 1916/ OCT 5, 1897'/ IN YELLOW PAINT: 'OTS'

Missing

BRUSH SPRINGS BADLY RUSTED

Finish

ORIGINAL GRAY/GREEN PAINT VISIBLE ON TOP AND UNDER RIMS

Decoration

N/A