electric motor
Date1895-1930
Inventory Number2008-1-0165
ClassificationMotor
Subject
Maker
Western Electric Company
1869 - 1995
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions29 x 32 x 24 cm (11 7/16 x 12 5/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionA relatively small electric motor consisting of a rectangular base that supports the axle and armature along its longer side, as well as two coils side by side about its middle section below the armature. The iron cores of these two coils extend upwards around the armature and at the top they support a rectangular piece made of insulating material that holds several electric connectors.
Each of the base's corners has a hole to mount it.
Each of the base's corners has a hole to mount it.
Signedplaque: WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. / MOTOR / TYPE G1/4 No. 33339 / VOLTS 500 AMP [empty] / H.P. 1/3 REV 1900
FunctionSee specifications on plaque.
French
Date: circa 1880
Accessories: protecting case with glass window
Object number: DW0095