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OBJECT TYPE: DC/CRANE MOTOR/ENCLOSED/3 HP
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2275.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: CO-1803/90297
LOCATION: Schenectady, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1348179
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, STEEL, BRASS, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. COATED FABRIC (OR POSSIBLY RUBBER) COVERING ON WIRES.

Dimensions

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

Length: 75.0 cm
Width: 50.0 cm
Height: 35.0 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: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Schenectady

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY, SPECIFICALLY FOR USE WITH CRANES OR HOISTS. (REF. 1)
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A MOTOR DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR CRANE AND HOIST SERVICE. (REF. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate fixed to motor casing reads "CRANE MOTOR/ MODEL NO. 90297/ WHEN ORDERING PARTS GIVE MODEL NUMBER/ NO. 1348179 SERIES WOUND/ TYPE C0-1803 FORM A2 MAX. SAFE SPEED 3500/ VOLTS 230 TIME RATING SHUNT FIELD[blank] MIN./ TIME RATING/ 30 MIN. 55 [degrees] C H.P. 3 SPEED 1350 A. 12/ [blank] [degrees] C/ CAUTION [exclamation mark]/ BEFORE INSTALLING OR/ OPERATING READ INST./ [blank]/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ SCHENECTADY, N.Y., U.S.A./ N.P. 2556". "ERIE" cast in raised print on bolt heads. "NO HOT OIL HERE/ USE OIL GAUGE" cast in raised print on oil port covers. "1054901" incised in shaft end. "CO-1800/ NO. [illegible] cast in casing top.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Motor, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.2275, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2275.001/

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