General Information

Serial #

2121

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON, STEEL, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON CORDS.

Dimensions

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

Length

40.0 cm

Width

30.0 cm

Height

31.0 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

Toronto Hamilton

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Hamilton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF MOTOR PRESUMABLY USED IN LATE 19TH -EARLY 20TH C.

Canada

THIS MOTOR MANUFACTURED IN HAMILTON, ONCANADA BY THE TORONTO & HAMILTON ELECTRIC CO. ESTABLISHED IN 1894 AS A MFR OF MOTORS & GENERATORS, THE COMPANY WAS STILL IN BUSINESS IN 2000, OPERATING AS 'THE TORONTO & HAMILTON AUTO ELECTRIC CO.' (REF. 1)

Function

TO CONVERT ALTERNATING CURRENT ELECTRIC ENERGY INTO ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY. (REF. 1)

Technical

FARADAY INTRODUCED THE 1ST ELECTRIC MOTOR IN 1821. IN 1873 GRAMME EXHIBITED A MOTOR OPERATED BY CURRENT FROM A GENERATOR. WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARC LIGHTING, CURRENT BECAME INCREASINGLY AVAILABLE AND THE USE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS IN INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT INCREASED IN THE EARLY 1880S. AC MOTORS WERE DEVELOPED BY GALILEO FERRARIS, AN ITALIAN SCIENTIST, AND NICOLA TESLA. IN 1888 WESTINGHOUSE ACQUIRED THE PATENT RIGHTS OF BOTH THESE INVENTORS BECAUSE HE NEEDED A WORKABLE MOTOR FOR HIS AC SYSTEM OF TRANSMISSION. THE COMMERCIAL APPLICATION OF POLYPHASE AC POWER IN THE US BEGAN IN 1893. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate on motor reads "MADE AT HAMILTON ONT./ BY THE/ TORONTO & HAMILTON/ ELECTRIC CO./ NO. 2121/ CYCLES 60 PHASE 3 HP 1/ VOLTS 550 AMP. 2 REV. 1800".

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL FINISH IS HEAVILY SOILED.

Decoration

N/A