Motor

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OBJECT TYPE: AC/REPULSION INDUCTION/1/3 HP
DATE: 1932
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2075.001

MANUFACTURER: LELAND ELECTRIC CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Dayton, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 387757
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, STEEL, COPPER, AND POSSIBLY OTHER MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. FABRIC COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 16.0 cm
Height: 16.5 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: LELAND
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Dayton

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED 1930S-1940S.
Canada: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED AND SOLD IN CANADA.
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: DESIGNED TO REDUCE MAGNETIC NOISES AND INCREASE POWER FACTOR AND EFFICIENCY. THIS MODEL FEATURED A DEVICE TO LIFT THE BRUSHES OFF THE COMMUTATOR AS THE ARMATURE REACHED FULL SPEED; THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION COULD BE CHANGED EASILY AND QUICKLY; AND THE LUBRICATION SYSTEM WAS IMPROVED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's plate on motor top reads "Leland/ [LOGO]/Motor/ A.C. REPULSION INDUCTION/ FRAME NO. 35A/ H.P. 1/3 PHASE 1/ VOLTS 110/220/ CYCLES 25/ R.P.M. 1425/ AMPS. 4.6/ 2.3/ TEMP. RISE 40 [degrees] SYMBOL/ TIME RATING OB/ WWHEN ORDERING PARTS GIVE/ NO. 387757/ MANUFACTURED BY/ The Leland [logo] Electric Co./ Dayton Ohio, U.S.A./ PATENTS PENDING". Red dymo tape label on motor housing reads "MF4/7". "LE" printed on motor shaft endplate.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: GREEN ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES.
Decoration: N/A

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LELAND ELECTRIC CO., Motor, circa 1932, Artifact no. 1992.2075, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2075.001/

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