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OBJECT TYPE: DC/BIPOLAR/SHUNT
DATE: 1905
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1882.001

MANUFACTURER: SPRAGUE ELECTRIC CO.
MODEL: RT FORM D
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1218518
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST STEEL CASE, LAMINATED FIELD CORES & POLE PIECES. LAMINATED STEEL ARMATURE CORE ON STEEL SHAFT WITH COPPER,MICA INSULATED COMMUTATOR. BRONZE BEARINGS. COPPER BRUSH HOLDERS WITH STEEL SPRINGS & CARBONBRUSHES. ARMATURE & FIELDS WOUND WITH COPPER WIRE. MISC STEEL HARDWARE. PULLEY - CAST BASE MATERIAL.

Dimensions

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

Length: 55.0 cm
Width: 35.0 cm
Height: 44.0 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: SPRAGUE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1900-1930
Canada: PART OF A LARGE AND 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: USED TO CONVERT DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'D.C. MOTOR/ NO 1218518/ TYPE R.T./ WOUND SHUNT FORM D/ AMP 8 VOLTS 115/ SPEED 1200 HP 1/ D.L. 2022300/ SPRAGUE/ ELECTRIC WORKS/ OF/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ NEW YORK U.S.A.'
Missing: BEARINGS VERY WORN
Finish: CASE - WHITE PAINT.
Decoration: N/A

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SPRAGUE ELECTRIC CO., Motor, circa 1905, Artifact no. 1992.1882, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1882.001/

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