General Information

Serial #

157017

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.2 CAST IRON, STEEL, COPPER, BRASS, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES, ETC. CARBON BRUSHES; MINOR WOODEN FITTINGS ON.1 GLASS FACE ON GAUGE ON.2

Dimensions

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

Length

142.0 cm

Width

88.0 cm

Height

135.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Motive power

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Electric

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR & MARINE ENGINE PRESUMABLY USED IN LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH C. (REF. 1)

Canada

THIS GENERATOR & MARINE ENGINE MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD., TORONTO AND PETERBOROUGH, ON. (REF.1)

Function

Unknown

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Plate on generator reads "CONTINUOUS CURRENT/ GENERATOR/ NO. 157017/ TYPE MP CLASS 6-10-450/ FORM C AMP. 91 SPEED 450/ VOLTS NO LOAD 110 FULL LOAD 110/ PATENTED 1880 1891 1890 1894 1895/ CANADIAN/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ LIMITED/ TORONTO PETERBORO". Red dymo tape label on generator reads "COMPOUND". Red dymo tape label reads "COMPOUND". Decal on casing reads "THE HYDRO/ HISTORICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ COLLECTION"..2 Plate on engine reads "MARINE ENGINE/ NO. 4213 FORM D/ SPEED 450 SIZE 6 1/2 X 5/ CAPACITY 10 KW./ CANADIAN/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ LIMITED/ TORONTO PETERBORO/ N.P. 5197". .2 PLATE ON COMPONENT READS "MANUFACTURED BY/ THE LUNKENHEIMER CO./ CINCINNATI, OHIO U.S.A." RED DYMO TAPE LABEL READS "MC.5.1"/

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

PREDOMINANTLY GREY ENAMEL..2 INNER SURFACE OF FLYWHEEL ON MARINE ENGINE PAINTED RED.

Decoration

N/A