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OBJECT TYPE: AC/SINGLE PHASE/ 1/30 HP
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2117.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
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: CASTIRON, STEEL, COPPER, BRASS AND POSSIBLY 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: 30.0 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 13.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: THIS TYPE OF DEVICE USED IN CANADA, POSSIBLY IN A SMALL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE OFFICE. (REF. 3)
Function: TO PRODUCE SHORT BURSTS OR PULSES OF POWER, AS SUPPLIED BY THE ATTACHED MOTOR.
Technical: MOTOR DRIVEN TIMER OR INTERRUPTER HAS SHUNT WOUND FIELD CORE. AS THE INTERRUPTER ROTATED, THE CONTACTS OPENNED AND CLOSED 180-DEGREES OUT OF PHASE, PRODUCING A PULSE. (REF. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON CENTRAL PORTION OF MOTOR.
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric, Timer, before 1920, Artifact no. 1992.2117, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2117.001/

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