General Information

Serial #

63854

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON, STEEL, COPPER, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. CARBON BRUSHES. FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES.

Dimensions

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

Length

61.0 cm

Width

44.0 cm

Height

48.0 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

IDEAL

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Mansfield

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

PROBABLY USED TO PROVIDE POWER FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING UNIT.

Technical

APPEARS TO BE PELTON WHEEL ASSEMBLY & GENERATOR COMPONENTS USED TO OPERATE AN ENERGENCY LIGHTING UNIT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate on generator reads "The/ IDEAL ELECTRIC/ & Manufacturing Co., Mansfield, Ohio/ MANUFACTURERS OF/ ELECTRICAL MACHINERY/ [logo & text "THE/ IDEAL/ E&M/ POWER/ APPARATUS/ TRADE MARK APPROVED/ MANSFIELD, OHIO/ DIRECT/ CURRENT/ GENERATOR/ TYPE DI NO. 63854 K.W. 4.8/ VOLTS 1110/ R.P.M. 2700/ 1600 AMP. 43.7/ AMP. 43.7/ VOLTS ADJUSTED NO. L 110 F.L. 110/ FRAME D41-1/ TEMP./ RATING/ 1 HR. 50 [degrees] C". "M2621" incised on separate on separate plate, above. Decal on generator reads "THE HYDRO/ HISTORICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ COLLECTION".

Missing

LIGHTING UNIT MISSING. MAY ALSO BE MISSING OTHER PARTS. .2 PELTON WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN ALTERED TO PERMIT VIEWING OF INTERIOR.

Finish

.GREY ENAMEL FINISH..2 HAS CLEAR PLEXIGLASS VIEWING PANEL; HAND CRANK PAINTED RED.

Decoration

N/A