Motor
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DC/OPEN/4 POLE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2156.001
- MANUFACTURER
- TRIUMPH ELECTRIC CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 3019
- 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; WOOD HANDLES & FITTINGS; FABRIC COVERING ON CORDS, ETC. IS COATED.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 145.0 cm
- Width
- 120.0 cm
- Height
- 120.0 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
- TRIUMPH
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Ohio
- City
- Cincinnati
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
-
LOWER HALF OF THE FRAME & THE PEDESTALS WERE MADE IN ONE PIECE, THE UPPER HALF WAS REMOVEABLE, ALLOWING EASY ACCESS TO THE ARMATURE & GUARANTEED THE CENTERING OF ARMATURE IN FIELDS. THEPOLE PIECES WERE LAMINATED, BUILT OF THIN SHEET DISCS, RIVETED TOGETHER & CAST WELDED INTO THE FRAME. THE MULTIPOLAR, MAGNETIC CIRCUITS WERE SHORTENED, GIVING GREATER OUTPUT AND HIGHER EFFICIENCY. LAMINATED POLE PIECES PREVENTED EDDY CURRENTS, FITTING OF THE POLES PREVENTED ANY HEATING OF THE EDGES OR SPARKING, BEARINGS WERE SELF-OILING * SELF-ALIGNING. (REF. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate on motor reads "THE/ TRIUMPH ELECTRIC CO./ CINCINNATI, OHIO, U.S.A./ AMP. 140 VOLTS 125 REV. 600/ NO. 3019". Second plate, below, reads "ATHOL G. & E. CO.". Stylized "Y" handpainted in white on one side of motor housing; "2" handpainted on opposite side, over windings.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES. SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL METAL FINISH.
- Decoration
- N/A
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TRIUMPH ELECTRIC CO., Motor, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.2156, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2156.001/
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