Motor

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OBJECT TYPE: AC/SINGLE PHASE/.25 HP
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2087.001

MANUFACTURER: Robbins & Myers
MODEL: P
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: P452091
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, STEEL AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALSOF CONSTRUCTION; COATED 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: 23.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 18.5 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED C. 1910-1950S.
Canada: THIS MOTOR WAS MADE TO POWER A WASHING MACHINE OF THE TYPE WIDELY USED IN CANADA. ALTORFER BROS. CO. OR ABC WASHER CO. PRODUCTS WERE SOLD IN CANADA.
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: ALTORFER BROS. CO., SOMETIMES KNOWN AS THE ABC WASHER CO., WAS AN EARLY AND SUCCESSFUL MFR. OF WASHING MACHINES. THE CO. WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1909 IN ROANOKE, IL: WITHIN 19 YEARS 'ABC ELECTRIC WASHERS' WERE BEING DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE. (REF. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's plate fixed to motor casing reads "ALTERNATING CURRENT MOTOR/ PHASE 1 VOLTS 110 CYC. 25/ SPEED 1450 AMPS. PER PHASE 4.3/ FRAME 17 H.P. 1/4/ TYPE P NO. P452091/ ROBBINS & MYERS MOTOR/ MADE EXPRESSLY FOR/ THE ALTORFER BROS. CO./ ROANOKE AND PEORIA, ILL." Green dymo tape label, below, reads "MF4/34".
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES.
Decoration: N/A

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