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OBJECT TYPE: AC/ENCLOSED/1/8 HP
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2106.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
MODEL: S.O 778441
LOCATION: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1692573
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON AND STEEL; POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS 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: 24.0 cm
Width: 18.0 cm
Height: 19.0 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: Westinghouse
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Pittsburgh

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED C. 1910+
Canada: EXAMPLE OF TYPE OF MOTOR USED IN CANADA DURING THE EARLY PERIOD OF THE 'ELECTRIFICATION' OF DOMESTIC APPLIANCES.
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY. THIS MOTOR WAS USED SPECIFICALLY TO POWER A WASHING MACHINE.
Technical: AC SINGLE-PHASE MOTORS WERE FIRST DEVELOPED DURING THE 1890S. THEY WERE MAINLY USED FOR OPERATING MACHINES OF 5 HP RATING OR ELSE: MOST COMMONLY THEY POWERED HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES OR OFFICE EQUIPMENT. AN EXCEPTION TO THIS WAS THEIR USE BY RAILWAYS. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's plate fixed to motor reads "Alternating/ Current Motor/ Continuous Duty/ 1/8 H.P. 110 Volts/ 3.9 Amps. 25 Cycles/ 1 Phase 1400 R.P.M./ Style No. S.o 778441/ Serial No. 1692573/ Manufactured for/ THE NINETEEN HUNDRED WASHER CO./ by/ WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MFG. CO. / PITTSBURG, PA. U.S.A./ PATENTED MAY 4,'97/ MAR.1,'98 DEC.6,'10/ 2852 11-11-131". Black dymo tape label reads "MF4/31".
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES.
Decoration: N/A

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Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Motor, after 1910, Artifact no. 1992.2106, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2106.001/

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