Page direct current reciprocating motor (model)
Page direct current reciprocating motor (model)
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- Description (Brief)
- Typed paper strip reads: "Reciprocating Motor, Page's Type, about 1840." Two sets of spool electromagnets are affixed to a wooden base. Iron armatures arranged on two balances alternately move in and out of the magnets. A geared mechanism turns a fly-wheel. Reference: American Journal of Science, vol. 35, page 264.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Motor
- electric motor
- Other Terms
- Motor; Electromagnetic Devices
- date made
- ca 1840
- associated person
- Page, Charles Grafton
- Measurements
- overall: 6 in x 12 in x 6 in; 15.24 cm x 30.48 cm x 15.24 cm
- ID Number
- EM.318322
- catalog number
- 318322
- accession number
- 232729
- Credit Line
- from Princeton University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, thru Dean Howard Menand
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- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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