General Information

Serial #

612

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

IRON, CAST IRON, STEEL, COPPER, BRONZE AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES, WINDINGS, ETC. SOME WOOD FITTINGS. CARBON BRUSH.

Dimensions

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

Length

123.0 cm

Width

60.0 cm

Height

100.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Generation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Edison

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Peterborough

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED IN LATE 19TH- EARLY 20TH C.

Canada

THIS GENERATOR WAS MADE AT THE CANADIAN WORKS OF EDISON GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. IN PETERBOROUGH, ON AND USED AT MCGILL UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL PQ. (REF. 1) THIS TYPE WAS AMONG THE FIRST PRACTICAL GENERATORS MARKETED AND USED IN CANADA, PARTICULARLY IN URBAN AREAS, FOR LIGHTING PURPOSES. (REF. 2)

Function

TO CONVERT MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate mounted on generator reads " EDISON/ GENERAL ELECTRIC/ COMPANY/ CANADIAN WORKS/ PETERBOROUGH, ONT."; second plate reads "PATENTED/ OCT. 9, 1880 MAR. 13, 1881/ TYPE 4/ 125 VOLTS/ NO. 612". Decal applied to housing reads "THE HYDRO/ HISTORICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ COLLECTION". Red dymo tape labels on generator marked "MC.3.12 and "COMPOUND". "9" stencilled in gold on one side, near generator casing top. Plate fixed to base reads "DEPARTMENT/ ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING/ MCGILL UNIVERSITY/ MONTREAL/ MACHINE NO. [blank]/ PRESENTED BY/ [blank]".

Missing

MOST CARBON BUSHES ARE MISSING. OTHER COMPONENTS MAY BEMISSING.

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON BASE, POLE HOUSINGS, ETC. POLE WINDINGS HAVE BEEN PAINTED BROWN.

Decoration

N/A