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OBJECT TYPE: DC/ENCLOSED/SERIES/AUTOMOBILE
DATE: 1902
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2204.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: GE1020E19W4
LOCATION: Schenectady, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 119755
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. CARBON BRUSHES.

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.0 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 32.0 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: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Schenectady

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED IN EARLY 20TH C. (REF. 1)
Canada: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR WAS USED IN CANADA. (REF. 1)
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: MOTOR FEATURES REDESIGNED & IMPROVED COMMUTATOR. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on casing reads "AUTOMOBILE MOTOR/ NO. 119755/ CLASSIFICATION GE1020E19W4 HP. [blank] AMPERES 20 VOLTS 85 SPEED 2000/ PATENTED OCT. 22 '95 MAY 5 '96/ DEC. 14 '97 JAN. 31 '99NOV. 27 1900 MAY 12 1902/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ SCHENECTADY NY USA". "261977-A" incised on inside of access door. Red dymo tape label reads "SERIES". Black dymo tape label reads "MF.4.3". Decal applied to casing reads "THE HYDRO/ HISTORICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ COLLECTION".
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Motor, after 1902, Artifact no. 1992.2204, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2204.001/

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