General Information

Serial #

101

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 & WINDINGS. CARBON BRUSHES.

Dimensions

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

Length

62.0 cm

Width

38.0 cm

Height

44.0 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

LINCOLN

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Cleveland

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF MOTOR PRESUMABLY USED IN LATE 19TH C.

Canada

THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED IN CANADA FOR COMMERICAL AND INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES. (REF. 2)

Function

TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.

Technical

JOHN LINCOLN DEV'D THE FIRST ADJUSTABLE SPEED DC MOTOR IN 1904. IT WAS MARKETED IN 1905. IT WAS A NOVELTY, ALLOWING A MUCH WIDER VARIATION IN SPEEDTHAN IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE ORDINARY METHOD OF FIELD WEAKENING. THE ARMATURE IS WITHDRAWN FROM THE FIELD POLES. THE CONICAL ARMATURE GIVES A MORE RAPID INCREASE IN THE AIR GAP THAN WITH A CYLINDRICAL ARMATURE. SPEED IS VARIED BY SLIDING THE ARMATURE AXIALLY AWAY FROM THE PIECES. (REF.2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate on motor casing reads "LINCOLN/ ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO./ NO. 101 H.P.1/ MAX. SPEED 1000 MIN. SPEED 200/ VOLTS 110 AMP. 9/ CLEVELAND, O., U.S.A./ PATENTED NOV. 5, 1889/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING". "LINCOLN" cast in raised print on one side of oiler cover; "D 13" stamped into reverse. "19" stamped into casing above shaft end; "D 5" stamped into shaft collar. "A/A" & "F/F" handpainted in red on casing, above terminals.

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL FINISH IS HEAVILY SOILED.

Decoration

N/A