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- OBJECT TYPE
- AC/OPEN/MULTIPOLAR/2 PHASE
- DATE
- 1905
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2259.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Fort Wayne Electric Works of General Electric Co.
- MODEL
- I.S.6664 FRAME D TYPE MLA
- LOCATION
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 15622
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON, STEEL, BRASS, COPPER, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. WOODEN FLYWHEEL. LACQUERED FABRIC COVERING ON POLES, SOME WIRES, ETC.. CARBON BRUSHES.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 71.0 cm
- Width
- 68.0 cm
- Height
- 60.0 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
- Indiana
- City
- Fort Wayne
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR PRESUMABLY USED IN EARLY 20TH C.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO CONVERT MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate on generator reads "ALTERNATING CURRENT GENERATOR/ NO. 15622 I.S. 6664 FRAME D/ TYPE MLA [blank] FORM 1/ KVA 5 AMP. 2 SPEED 1800/ CYCLES 60 PHASE 2 P.F. 100/ VOLTS NO LOAD FULL LOAD 120/ PAT. MAY 5,'96 AUG. 14, 1900 NOV. 18, 1902 OCT. 20, 19[illegible]/ [blank]/ FORT WAYNE ELECTRIC WORKS/ OF/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ FORT WAYNE, IND., U.S.A. N.P. 9431". "16887" stamped into end of shaft. Decal on generator reads "PROPERTY OF/ STATE UNIVERSITY, IOWA".
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- DARK GREEN ENAMEL FINISH.SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Fort Wayne Electric Works of General Electric Co., Generator, circa 1905, Artifact no. 1992.2259, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2259.001/
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