Motor

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OBJECT TYPE
ELECTRIC/GENERATOR
DATE
1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1999.0088.001
MANUFACTURER
PORTER MOTOR
MODEL
1
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL MOTOR CASINGS & WIRING/ BRASS? PARTS/ STRING/ WOOD BASE

Dimensions

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

Length
24.0 cm
Width
10.5 cm
Height
11.1 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
PORTER
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
ORIGINALLY THE PROPERTY OF CANADIAN GEOPHYSICIST DR. DAVID ARNOLD KEYS (1890-1977). ACCORDING TO HIS SON, SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT WAS USED BY DR. KEYS IN DEMONSTRATIONS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN INTENDED TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN SCIENCE, OTHER PIECES DATE FROM HIS TIME AT GERMAN PHYSICIST WILHELM ROENTGEN'S LAB IN MUNICH, MCGILL UNIVERSITY & AECL. DR. KEYS WORKED WITH ROENTGEN IN MUNICH IN 1911 BEFORE EARNING A PHD AT CAMBRIDGE; HE WAS PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT MCGILL 1921-1947; HE WAS VP FOR ATOMIC ENERGY PROJECT AT NRC'S CHALK RIVER LABS 1947-1955; AND WAS AN AECL CONSULTANT UNTIL THE 1970'S.
Function
TWO MINIATURE ELECTRIC MOTORS MOUNTED ON SINGLE BASE & LINKED BY CORD & PULLEYS, USED TO DEMONSTRATE INDUCTION OF ELECTRICITY IN COILS AS IN ELECTRICAL GENERATOR.
Technical
FUNCTIONS AS GENERATOR TO DEMONSTRATE INDUCTION OF ELECTRICITY.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
RAISED LETTERING ON BRASS PLATES ON TOP OF MOTORS READS "PORTER'S/ MOTOR/ No. 1" & "PORTER'S/ MOTOR/ No. 2"
Missing
MOTOR NO. 2 IS MISSING ORIGINAL KNURLED NUTS FOR ATTACHING WIRES From CA of 12/05/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish
MOTORS PAINTED BLACK/ UNFINISHED WOOD
Decoration
N/A

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