Motor

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OBJECT TYPE: 2 HP/975 RPM/115 V/15.8 amp
DATE: 1885
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0228.002

MANUFACTURER: Crocker-Wheeler Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ampere, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 212376
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Cast metal motor with metal coils on a wooden base, with synthetic cable covering and an acrylic top on the rheostat.

Dimensions

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

Length: 86.5 cm
Width: 69.5 cm
Height: 52.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Power devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Crocker Wheeler
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Ampere

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED BY CANADIAN NEWSPAPER OFFICE
Function: Used as a source of rotational power for a printing press.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF CYLINDER PRESS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On the manufacturer's plate on the proper top: "CROCKER-WHEELER/ COMPANY./ AMPERE, N.J., U.S.A./ 2 H.P. SIZE 2 C.M.. PAT'D MAY 5, 1891/ AND OTHERS./ NO. 212376/ 975 (this number appears to possibly have a strike through it) SPEED 975 AMP. 15.8 VOLTS 115"/ On the plate on the rheostat: "THE ROYAL ELECTRIC CO./ MONTREAL/ TYPE VOLTS 125"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Black and red motor housing and black rheostat on a black wooden base, with bronze-coloured metal plate and parts.
Decoration: N/A

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Crocker-Wheeler Co., Motor, after 1885, Artifact no. 1975.0228, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1975.0228.002/

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