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OBJECT TYPE: ENCLOSED/INDUCTION
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2281.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 58730/KR
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 441214
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, STEEL, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.0 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 24.0 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: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: THIS MOTOR WAS MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD., TORONTO ON CANADA.
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on casing reads "GENERAL [logo] ELECTRIC/ INDUCTION MOTOR/ MODEL 58730 TYPE KR FRAME 203/ HP. 1/2 15 MINS 55 C RISE/ SPEED 1340/ AMPS. 1.55\.9/ VOLTS 220\380 CYCLES 50 PHASE 3/ ROTOR V ROTOR A NO. 441214/ WHEN ORDERING PARTS GIVE/ SERIAL AND MODEL NO./ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC/ COMPANY LIMITED/ TORONTO CANADA." "4 1/2 1340 1441214 220" INCISED INFRAME [NB: this text is barely visible]. "MF7/3" printed on blue dymo tape label on casing. Plate on motor bears schematic diagrams and text "CONNECTIONS FOR VOLTAGES/ SHOWN ON MAIN NAMEPLATE/ [diagrams]/ V 8514274".
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Motor, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.2281, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2281.001/

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