General Information

Serial #

1276

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal body & parts/ wood base

Dimensions

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

Length

152.0 cm

Width

60.2 cm

Height

122.0 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

Woodward

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Rockford

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

circa 1901-1959

Canada

Owned by Ontario Hydro, this artifact was used by the 'Lindsay Light, Heat and Power Company', now known as the 'Fenelon Falls generating station', since its inception in 1900. The generator was eventually obtained by the Ontario Hydro Museum when this plant closed in 1959. This piece is part of a large collection of electrically related artifacts (approx. 7500) that was acquired by CSTM through donation from the Ontario Hydro Museum in 1992. This massive assortment of equipment and varying items was gathered by Ontario Hydro during the late 1950's & 1960's and was considered to be one of if not the largest collection of its sort in Canada.

Function

Part of an hydro-electrical power generation system, used to regulate the water flow that passes through turbines, and typically suited for use in a small to medium-sized electric power plan.

Technical

Usually housed in small or medium-sized electric power plants, this device is used to regulate the flow of water that passes through turbines, thus controlling their speed and the amount of energy they produce. This is accomplished by use of its' key features: a set of two fly-weights (or fly-balls) and a complex system of gears and levers.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

gold coloured plate with embossed lettering reading "WOODWARD GOVERNOR CO./ STYLE C NO. 1276/ COMPENSATING TYPE/ PAT. MAY 31-1870 - JULY 15-1890/ AUG. 2-1898 - JULY 30-1901/ ROCKFORD, ILL., U.S.A."

Missing

unknown

Finish

base, body and parts painted reddish-brown/ metallic parts

Decoration

N/A