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OBJECT TYPE: DC/COMPOUND
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2245.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: CVC 111/FORM AA 1710
LOCATION: Schenectady, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 419585
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, STEEL, COPPER, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OFCONSTRUCTION. FABRIC COVERED WIRES & CORDS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 70.0 cm
Width: 45.0 cm
Height: 38.0 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: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Schenectady

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED IN EARLY 20TH C. (REF. 1)
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CONVERT MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on generator top reads "DIRECT CURRENT GENERATOR/ NO. 419585 WOUND COMP'D./ TYPE CVC 111 FORM AA 1710/ KW 1.95 AMP. 30 SPEED 1800/ EXCITER VOLTS NO. LOAD [blank] FULL LOAD [blank]/ GENERATOR VOLTS FULL LOAD [blank] FULL LOAD 65/ PAT. NOV. 5'95 MAY 5'96 JA. 31,'99 JULY 22,1902 MAY 12, 1903 DEC. 1, 1903 JULY 13, 1909 JUNE 7, 1910/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ SCHENECTADY, N.Y., U.S.A.". Second plate, below, reads "PART NUMBERS/ CARBON BRUSH CAT. 150141/ COMM. END. B'R'G. L'N'G. CAT. 128516/ PULLEY END B'R'G. L'N'G. CAT. 128516/ ARMATURE SPEC. 57544/ MAIN FIELD COIL SPEC. 188975/ COMM. POLE COIL SPEC. 183976/...." Con't in Comments.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: GREEN ENAMEL FINISH. SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH. BOTH ENDS OF SHAFT PAINTED ORANGE.
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Generator, after 1910, Artifact no. 1992.2245, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2245.001/

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