General Information

Serial #

2417037

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL CASE. CAST IRON BEARING BRACKETS. LAMINATED POLE PIECES & ARMATURE CORE. STEEL SHAFT SUPPORTS. COPPER, MICA INSULATED COMMUTATOR. BRONZE BEARINGS. STEEL BRUSH HOLDERS & SPRINGS ON STEEL POSTS. CARBON BRUSHES. BRASS MFG'S PLATE. MISC STELL HARDWARE & FIBRE INSULATING WASHERS.COPPER WIRE WINDINGS. WOODEN BASE.

Dimensions

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

Length

73.0 cm

Width

40.0 cm

Height

45.0 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

Westinghouse

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Pittsburgh

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1919-1947

Canada

PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTDION 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

USED TO CONVERT ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL ENERGY

Technical

THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF GENERATOR HAD ALONG DESIGN LIFE

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFG'S PLATE: 'WESTINGHOUSE/ ELECTRIC & MFG. CO./ PITTSBURGH, P.A. U.S.A./ DIRECT CURRENT GENERATOR/ TYPW SK FRAME 20/ SHUNT WOUND/ 3KW 125 VOLTS 24 AMP 1800 RPM/ % LOAD 100 TIME 24 TEMP 40/ (HOURS) RISE/ [DEGREE]C./ STYLE W WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC [LOGO] SERIAL 2417037/ PATENTED/ 8-29-03...[SEE PATENT FIELD]'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

CASE: FLAT BLACK PAINT. BEARING INSPECTION COVERS AND COUPLER, ORANGE ENAMEL

Decoration

N/A