Motor
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DC/BIPOLAR/1/6 HP
- DATE
- 1890
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2143.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Crocker-Wheeler
- MODEL
- C 1/6
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 772
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON, STEEL, COPPER, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. WOODEN DISPLAY STAND, AND MOUNTING ABOVE ARMATURE. FABRIC COVERING ON WINDINGS, ON ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, ETC. HAS BEEN COATED. SYNTHETIC (?) PLATE NEAR COMMUTATOR.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.5 cm
- Width
- 19.0 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
- Crocker Wheeler
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF MOTOR PRESUMABLY USED C. 1890S+
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "C.W. No. 1/6" cast in raised print on motor base. "CROCKER-WHEELER/ ARM. NO. 801 34 WIRE." cast in raised print on endpiece on armature. "C.W." cast in raised print on both supports over armature. Serial no. "772" incised in motor frame, below shaft. "177" incised in endpiece (opposite shaft end). Red dymo tape label on underside of base reads "MF.2.3.".
- Missing
- CARBON BRUSHES AND BRUSH SCREWS ARE MISSING. OTHER PARTS MAY BE MISSING. SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO 1 POLE CAP.
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON SUPPORTS. WOODEN DISPLAY.BASE HAS BEEN STAINED & VARNISHED. SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL METAL FINISH.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Crocker-Wheeler, Motor, circa 1890, Artifact no. 1992.2143, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2143.001/
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