Rotor

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1930–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0816.001

MANUFACTURER: Trico
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: power rotor
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal and rubber (?) components.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 7.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Medical equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Trico
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Power rotor from Trico windshield fan used to drive the Revell Circulator. Atmospheric air drawn in by suction played on the folded lugs causing high speed rotation. [Ref. 4]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None, save UHN catalogue no. "990.5.19" printed by hand in white ink on disk.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Circular silver metal disc has cog-like cut-outs in perimeter, producing fin-like edge; off-white and black rubber(?) pad on either side of central hub opening.
Decoration: N/A

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Trico, Rotor, circa 1930–1939, Artifact no. 2002.0816, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0816.001/

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