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OBJECT TYPE: AC/SINGLE PHASE/ 1/4 HP
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2125.001

MANUFACTURER: Emerson Electric Mfg. Co.
MODEL: P1848
LOCATION: St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 350124
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, STEEL, BRASS, COPPER, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF 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: 42.0 cm
Width: 27.0 cm
Height: 27.0 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: Emerson
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Missouri
City: St. Louis

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED C. 1910-1920.
Canada: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR WAS USED IN CANADA.
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "THE EMERSON ELECTRIC MFG. CO./ ST. LOUIS, U.S.A." cast in raised print on one side panel of motor housing. Mfr's plate reads "EMERSON/ ALTERNATING CURRENT MOTOR/MADE BY/ THE EMERSON ELECTRIC MFG. CO./ ST. LOUIS, U.S.A./ CLASS P1848 PHASE 1/ VOLTS 101/ WATTS [blank] H.P. 1/4/ ALTS. 7200 CYCLES 60/ SPEED 900 NO. 351024/ PATENTED IN UNITED STATES AND/ FOREIGN COUNTRIES". Green dymo tape label reads "MF-6-2". Masking tape label bearing handwritten markings is illegible.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES, SAVE SHAFT.
Decoration: N/A

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Emerson Electric Mfg. Co., Motor, circa 1910, Artifact no. 1992.2125, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2125.001/

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