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OBJECT TYPE
DC/BIPOLAR/3 HP
DATE
1892
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.2268.001
MANUFACTURER
TORONTO ELECTRIC MOTOR CO.
MODEL
3
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
458
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. COATED FABRICCOVERING ON WINDINGS, ETC. WOODEN BLOCK ON TOP FOR TERMINALS.

Dimensions

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

Length
82.0 cm
Width
35.0 cm
Height
42.0 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
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Toronto

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
THIS TYPE OF MOTOR PRESUMABLY USED C. 1892+
Canada
MOTOR MADE BY TORONTO ELECTRIC MOTOR CO., IN THE LATE 1890S ONE OF THE LEADING FIRMS IN CANADA IN THE MFR OF ELECTRIC MACHINERY AND APPARATUS FOR LIGHTING. IN 1898 THE CO. MOVED INTO A NEW, LARGE FACTORY AND AMALGAMATED WITH THE THOMPSON ELECTRIC CO., HAMILTON ONT., MAKERS OF ARC LAMPS & ARC LAMP DYNAMOS. (REF. 1)
Function
TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Plate on motor reads "TORONTO ELECTRIC MOTOR CO./ 3 H.P. Type 3/ 250 Watts 1400 Rev./ No. 458". 3 red dymo tape labels read "YEAR. 1883.", "MF.2.26" and "SHUNT". Decal on casing reads "THE HYDRO/ HISTORICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ COLLECTION".
Missing
2 BRUSHES MISSING. MAY ALSO BE MISSING OTHER PARTS.
Finish
RED-BROWN ENAMEL FINISH. SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH. BLACK WINDINGS, ETC.
Decoration
N/A

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