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OBJECT TYPE: GRAMME
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2111.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: COPPER, STEEL, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. FABRIC COVERING OVER WIRES.

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 13.0 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CONVERT MOTION INTO ELECTRIC ENERGY.
Technical: IN 1870 Z.T. GRAMME INVENTED THE TOOTHED-RING WINDING SYSTEM FOR ARMATURES. HIS ARMATURE CONSISTED OF A RING OF IRON WOUND OVER WITH AN ENDLESS COIL OF WIRE AND CONNECTED TO A COMMUTATOR CONSISTING OF COPPER BARS INSULTED FROM ONE ANOTHER. IN 1873 IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A DYNAMO OF THE GRAMME TYPE COULD ALSO ACT AS AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. (REF. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Armature, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.2111, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2111.001/

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