Motor

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OBJECT TYPE: DC/BIPOLAR
DATE: 1889
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2181.001

MANUFACTURER: Denison, Julian F.
MODEL: B2
LOCATION: New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 36
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, STEEL, COPPER, BRONZE (?), BRASS (?), AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. SOME MINOR WOOD FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 69.0 cm
Width: 41.0 cm
Height: 50.0 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: Denison
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: New Haven

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR WAS USED DURING THE LATE 19TH C.
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: Denison patented this motor for the Backus Manufacturing Company.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate onmotor top reads " AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC MOTOR/ BUILT BY/ JULIAN F. DENISON,/ MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN./ NEW HAVEN, CONN., U.S.A./ NO. 36 TYPE B2 SPEED 2600/ AMPERES 16 VOLTS 110/ PATENTED FEBRUARY 12, 1889."
Missing: UNKNOWN. 1 OF 2 EYEHOOKS USED FOR LIFTING IS MISSING.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES. RED-BROWN FINISH ON POLE WINDINGS. BLACK FINISH ON COMMUTATOR WINDINGS, COVERING ON WIRES, ETC. SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Denison, Julian F., Motor, after 1889, Artifact no. 1992.2181, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2181.001/

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