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OBJECT TYPE: DC
DATE: 1891
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2266.001

MANUFACTURER: FORBES, LEON M.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Brunswick, Maine, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
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. SOME WOODEN FITTINGS, AND WOOD BASE. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES.

Dimensions

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

Length: 76.0 cm
Width: 65.0 cm
Height: 36.0 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: FORBES
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Maine
City: Brunswick

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Maine
Period: BUILT AND POSSIBLY USED IN LATE 19TH C. (REF. 2)
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CONVERT ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO DC ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
Technical: DISCOVERY OF THE MAGNET (C. 1820) AND PRINCIPLE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION (MICHAEL FARADY) MADE POSSIBLE THE INVENTION OF THE FIRSTEFFECTIVE GENERATOR BY PIXII IN 1832. DURING THE 1860S, THE PRINCIPLE OF SELF-INDUCTION BY GENERATORS TO ENERGIZE THEIR OWN FIELD WINDINGS STIMULATED THE PRACTICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRIC LIGHTING EQUIPMENT. THIS GENERATOR USES THE GRAMME TYPE ARMATURE & IS DISPOSED HORIZONTALLY AS OTHER GENERATORS WERE IN THIS ERA. (IE. CROMPTON-BURGIN SIEMENS GENERATOR) (REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Leon M. Forbes/ Bowdoin College/ 1891." engraved in cursive script, on plate fixed to generator.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: RED ENAMEL FINISH. BLACK WINDINGS, ETC.. WOOD BASE AND CONNECTIONS MOUNTING BLOCK HAVE BEEN STAINED MEDIUM BROWN.
Decoration: N/A

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FORBES, LEON M., Generator, 1891, Artifact no. 1992.2266, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2266.001/

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