Motor
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DC/SEMI-ENCLOSED/5 HP
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2246.001
- MANUFACTURER
- FAIRBANKS MORSE & CO.
- MODEL
- CP
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 19192G
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL, COPPER, BRASS, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METALMATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. FABRIC COVERED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 86.0 cm
- Width
- 55.0 cm
- Height
- 53.0 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
- FAIRBANKS MORSE
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
THIS TYPE OF MOTOR WAS PROBABLY USED IN CANADA. CANADIAN FAIRBANKS MORSE CO. ACTIVE IN MONTREAL C. 1898 + (REF. 1) - Function
-
TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
CP MODEL MOTORS & GENERATORS DESIGNED SO AS TO BE MOUNTED ON FLOOR, WALL OR CEILING, AND FITTED WITH ADJUSTABLE BASE ON WHICH THE GENERATOR COULD BE SLID FOR OPTIMAL POSITIONING. DESIGN OF WIDE COMMUTATING FIELD PROMOTED STABILITY AND IMPROVED OPERATION GENERALLY. (REF. 2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate on casing reads "FAIRBANKS-MORSE/ DIRECT CURRENT MOTOR/ FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO./ CHICAGO, ILL., U.S.A./ HP. 5 VOLTS 115 AMP. 386 TYPE CP/ NO. 19192G RATING CONTINUOUS/ SPEED AT FULL LOAD 1000 R.P.M." Green dymo tape label reads "396". "A" handwritten in black marker on casing top.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- GREEN ENAMEL FINISH ON CASING. SHAFT END PAINTED ORANGE.
- Decoration
- N/A
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FAIRBANKS MORSE & CO., Motor, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.2246, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2246.001/
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