General Information

Serial #

54983

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL FIELD RING & FEET, END BEARING FRAMES & COVERS. IRON BRUSH HOLDER SPIDER. BRONZEBRUSH HOLDERS WITH BRASS MOUNTING POSTS. CARBON BRUSHES WITH STEEL SPRINGS. CAST IRON POLE PIECES. FIELDS & ARMATURE WOUND WITH COPPER WIRE. BRONZE BEARINGS. STEEL SHAFT SUPPORTS & ARMATURE CORE.COPPER COMMUTATOR.

Dimensions

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

Length

53.0 cm

Width

40.0 cm

Height

62.0 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

Fidelity

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Lancaster

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1904-1930

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 ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY

Technical

NIL

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFG'S PLATE: 'FIDELITY ELECTRIC CO./ LANCASTER, PA., U.S.A./ PATENTED/ NO 54983 SIZE 5 HP AMP CY/ VOLTS 110 DC RPM 1400 TYPE P PH'

Missing

TWO BEARING INSPECTION PLUGS

Finish

CASE - FLAT BLACK PAINT OR ENAMEL. ARMATURE - COATED WITH RED INSULATING VARNISH. FIELD COILS TAPED AND PAINTED BLACK

Decoration

NIL