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OBJECT TYPE: AC/2 PHASE/1 HP
DATE: 1908–1922
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2129.001

MANUFACTURER: MECHANICAL APPLIANCE CO.
MODEL: WATSON KH
LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 65080
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST-IRON, STEEL, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. FIBRE COVERED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 36.0 cm
Width: 26.0 cm
Height: 32.0 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: MECHANICAL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Milwaukee

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED IN EARLY 20TH C.
Canada: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR PROBABLY USED IN CANADA.
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: THE BALL BEARINGS IN THIS MOTOR WERE DESIGNED TO DECREASE FRICTION AND INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND DURABILITY. THEY WERE MADE FROM SPECIALLY CAST DYNAMO STEEL AND WERE PROVIDED WITH A SOLID CAST POLE SHOE. THE ARMATURE IS OF THE FORM-COIL VENTILATED TYPE. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's plate on motor housing marked "WATSON/ INDUCTION MOTOR/ NO. 65080/ TYPE KH FRAME 3 FORM A/ H.P./ [illegible] 2 CYCLES R.P.M. 900 VOLTS 220/ AMP. 2.6/ MFD BY/ THE MECHANICAL APPLIANCE CO./ MILWAUKEE, WIS.". "BPB" (?) handpainted in red on one side of motor housing.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH APPLIED TO MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES OF MOTOR HOUSING.
Decoration: N/A

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MECHANICAL APPLIANCE CO., Motor, circa 1908–1922, Artifact no. 1992.2129, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2129.001/

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