General Information

Serial #

N/A

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. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES, ETC. CARBON BRUSHES.

Dimensions

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

Length

78.0 cm

Width

42.0 cm

Height

46.0 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

TORONTO HAMILTON

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Hamilton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED IN CANADA FOR ELECTROPLATING. THIS EXAMPLE USED BY BRANTFORD PRECISIONS LTD. (REF. 1, 2)

Function

TO CONVERT MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY.

Technical

FIRST GENERATOR FOR ELECTOPLATING DEVELOPED IN 1876. PREVIOUSLY, BATTERIES WERE USED, BUT PROVED TO BE INEFFICIENT. A GENERATOROFFERED ADVANTAGES SUCH AS A MORE CONSTANT CURRENT; LESS LABOUR; LESSER MAINTENANCE COSTS; AND THE ABILITY TO REGULATE THE CURRENT. DYNAMOS USED IN ELECTROPLATING DIFFER FROM THOSE USED IN ELECTRIC LIGHTING WORK. THE MACHINE MUST GIVE A LARGE VOLUME OF CURRENT AT A LOW PRESSURE, IN ONE DIRECTION, CONTINUOUSLY. (REF. 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

No mfr's plate visible. One end of shaft incised "105B/ 16333/ #20/ 6T". Plate fixed to one grease port cover stamped "16843-A".

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL FINISH OBSCURED BY HEAVY DEPOSIT OF GREASE.

Decoration

N/A