Brush, carbon

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OBJECT TYPE: single
DATE: 1915–1948
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2761.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: carbon brush
Patents: N/A
General Description: carbon?

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.2 cm
Width: 2.3 cm
Height: 1.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Power sources
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: second quarter of the 20th century
Canada: An example of a carbon brush of a type used in Canada. Part of a large and varied collection of over 7500 electrical items acquired and documented by Ontario Hydro in the1960s. The collection was thought to be the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in Canada and was donated to the National Museum of Science and Technology in 1992.
Function: A current-carrying brush made up of amorphous carbon, carbon and graphite or carbon and copper, used in motors, generators, variable resistors and variable auto transformers., to conduct current between between stationary wires and moving parts. (Refs.2-3). They are often used in fractional horse power motors on electric fans, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, drills and other tools and appliances for collecting current from the commutator of a dynamo or supplying current to the commutator of a motor.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: none
Missing: appears complete
Finish: charcoal grey and orange brush
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Brush, carbon, between 1915–1948, Artifact no. 1992.2761, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2761.001/

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