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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1670.002

MANUFACTURER: Crocker-Wheeler Co.
MODEL: 1/2
LOCATION: Ampere, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 2882 27565
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SHUNT WOUND DC MOTOR, DC GENERATOR, FLEXIBLE SHAFT COUPLING, WOODEN MOUNTING FRAME, FIELD COIL STEP RESISTOR FOR SPEED CONTROL/OUTPUT VOLTAGE

Dimensions

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

Length: 45.0 cm
Width: 29.0 cm
Height: 32.0 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: Crocker Wheeler
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Ampere

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR & GENERATOR SET USED BETWEEN C. 1905-1920
Canada: PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500 ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.
Function: TO CONVERT 100 VOLTS DIRECT CURRENT TO 2000 VOLTS DIRECT CURRENT.
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF THE MACHINERY REQUIRED TO CONVERT DIRECT CURRENT LINE VOLTAGE TO A DIFFERENT VOLTAGE, IN THIS CASE 100 VOLTS DC TO 2000 VOLTS DC. USING ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER DISTRIBUTION AND 1990S TECHNOLOGY THE TOTAL PACKAGE COULD TODAY BE REDUCED TO A UNIT 6" X 6" X 8".
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's plate mounted on top of generator reads: " CROCKER-WHEELER/ COMPANY/ AMPERE, - N.J., U.S.A./ 4 KW/ SIZE 1/2 SECD PAT'D MAY 5, 1891./ AND OTHERS./ No 2882/ 27565/ SPEED 2000 AMP. .2 VOLTS 2000 "./ " C - W No 1 2 [the 2 is sub-script]" cast in raised print on base./ Following cast in raised print on plate located near motor connection: " CROCKER - WHEELER ARM NO 3073 24 SEC. / 2000 TURNS SL 32 [?] WIRE 11 "./ " E25 " handpainted in orange on generator base, on motor-end.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL. MOTOR AND GENERATOR WINDINGS, VARNISHED
Decoration: N/A

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Crocker-Wheeler Co., Generator, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.1670, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.1670.002/

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