Motor

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OBJECT TYPE: AC/HOUSEHOLD/UNIVERSAL
DATE: 1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1915.001

MANUFACTURER: FITZGERALD MFG. CO.
MODEL: STAR-RITE 1203
LOCATION: Torrington, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 614381
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL AND OTHER METAL;AND SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 15.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Textile working
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: FITZGERALD
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Torrington

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: AVAILABLE FROM 1915 - PROBABLY USED UP TO THE 1930S OR LATER
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR MANUFACTURED AND USED IN CANADA
Function: TO ENABLE A SEWING MACHINE TO OPERATE.
Technical: THIS MOTOR DID NOT REQUIRE A BELT TO BE ATTACHED TO THE SEWING MACHINE - IT JUST HAD TO BE PLACED UNDERNEATH THE FLYWHEEL & PLUGGED INTO AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET. HAMILTON BEACH WAS 1ST TO MARKET THE UNIVERSAL LIGHTWEIGHT HOUSEHOLD SEWING MACHINE MOTOR IN 1912. [SEE CURATOR'S WORKSHEET IN S.I.FILE]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE AFFIXED TO TOP OF MOTOR: 'STAR-RITE ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD MOTOR/ 105-115 VOLTS A.C. 25-60 CYCLES UNIVERSAL/ 0.50 AMP. AT 7000 R.P.M./ STYLE 1203/ SERIAL 614381/ FITZGERALD/ MFG. COMPANY/ TORRINGTON, CONN., U.S.A./ DIRECTIONS FOR REVERSING ROTATION:/ REMOVE NAMEPLATE-PULL OUT PLUG-INSERT AGAIN AT/ RIGHT ANGLES FROM ORIGINAL POSITION.'/ ON SIDE: 'OIL'
Missing: PLUG NOT COMPLETE
Finish: LACQUERED
Decoration: N/A

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FITZGERALD MFG. CO., Motor, circa 1915, Artifact no. 1992.1915, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1915.001/

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