Motor

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OBJECT TYPE: DC/BIPOLAR/COMPOUND/1.5HP
DATE: 1923
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1866.001

MANUFACTURER: Robbins & Myers Co. of Canada Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Brantford, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: E10341
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST STEEL CASE INCLUDING BEARING & BRUSH HOLDER SUPPORTING END ASSEMBLIES. BRONZE BEARINGS & BRUSH HOLDERS. CAST IRON BRUSH HOLDER YOKE & POLE PIECES. STEEL SHAFT SUPPORTS. LAMINATED STEELARMATURE CORE & COPPER COMMUTATOR WITH MICA INSULATION.COPPER WIRE WINDINGS. CARBON BRUSHES WITH STEEL SPRINGS. CONNECTING WIRE, FIBRE INSULATION AND COTTON WRAPPING TAPE

Dimensions

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

Length: 47.0 cm
Width: 25.0 cm
Height: 24.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Conversion
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Robbins Myers
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Brantford

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1928-1935
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: USED TO CONVERT DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRIC ENERGY TO ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'Robbins & Myers Motor/ DIRECT CURRENT/ H.P. 1 1/2 VOLTS 230 FRAME 122/ R.P.M. 1750 AMP 6.5/ WINDINGS COMP. NO E10341/ THE ROBBINS & MYERS CO. OF CANADA LIMITED/ BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. CANADA'
Missing: BROKEN BEARING INSPECTION COVER
Finish: CASE - GREEN ENAMEL/ FIELD WINDINGS TAPED & VARNISHED/ ARMATURE WINDINGS VARNISHED/ MFG'S PLATE - BRASS, BLACK BACKGROUND
Decoration: N/A

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Robbins & Myers Co. of Canada Ltd., Motor, circa 1923, Artifact no. 1992.1866, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1866.001/

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