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OBJECT TYPE: AC/ENCLOSED/1/6 HP
DATE: 1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2094.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 160078-4
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 115440
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON & STEEL; POSSIBLY ALSO OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 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: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: THIS MOTOR MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD., OF TORONTO, ON. For a washing machine.
Function: USED TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's plate fixed to motor casing reads "A.C. MOTOR/ NO. 115440/ TYPE SA/ FRAME 1149 FORM S.I./ VOLTS 115/ AMP. 3.3/ H.P. 1/6 SPEED 1425/ CYC. 25 SINGLE PHASE/ MODEL NO. 0160078-4/ CANADIAN/ GEN. ELEC. CO./ LIMITED/ TORONTO, ONTARIO, CAN./ A-116435/ [incised clover motif]". Red dymo tape label, above, reads "MF4/15".
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOTOR HOUSING.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Motor, circa 1929, Artifact no. 1992.2094, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2094.001/

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