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OBJECT TYPE: DC/OPEN/4-POLE
DATE: 1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2187.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 50795
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. SOME WOOD FITTINGS. CARBON (?) BRUSHES. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES, WINDINGS, ETC.

Dimensions

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

Length: 96.0 cm
Width: 52.0 cm
Height: 70.0 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: Westinghouse
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Pittsburgh

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
Period: THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED LATE 19TH- EARLY 20TH C.
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CONVERT MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
Technical: THE ARMATURE CORE IS FORMED WITH NUMEROUS RADIATING TEETH, THE PREVIOUSLY WOUND AND INSULATED COILS ARE PLACED IN THE SPACES BETWEEN THE TEETH, EACH COIL SPANNING SEVERAL TEETH. THE ENDS OF THE COILS ARE BENT DOWN AGAINST THE ENDS OF THE ARMATURE CORE AND ENDS OF THE UNDERLYING COILS. (REF. 1) FROM THE ADAMS POWER STATION AT NIAGARA FALLS, NY. It was the headgate motor installed in 1895. It used to raise and lower the head gate. It was accompanied by a Westinghouse circuit breaker, a 2-pole single throw switch and a controller with open contacts on a marble slab. There was a clock dial type gate-position indicator from 0 to 12 feet.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on generator reads "WESTINGHOUSE ELEC. & MFG. CO./ PITTSBURGH, PA./ DIRECT CURRENT/ PATENTED/ OCT. 31 1882/ DEC. 26 1882/ MAY 29 1883/ JAN. 13 1885/ FEB. 8 1887/ JUL. 31 1888/ APR. 16 1889/ JUL. 9 1889/ DEC. 13 1892/ MAR. 22 1892/ OTHER PATENTS APPLIED FOR/ 220 VOLTS [blank] AMPS'S./ NO. 50795 850 REV." Decal applied to casing "THE HYDRO/HISTORICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ COLLECTION".
Missing: UNKNOWN. ONE MFR'S(?) PLATE MISSING FROM CASING.
Finish: DARK GREEN ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES. SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Motor, circa 1895, Artifact no. 1992.2187, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2187.001/

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