Bliss alternating current induction motor, shunt-type
date: label: date made
content: ca 1935
name: label: associated institution
content: Bliss Electrical School
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Metal plate reads: "Induction motor / Bliss Electrical School / Washington, DC / The B.E.S. motor shunt-type / [blank] v [blank] a [blank] hp [blank] speed [blank] sn [blank]". This is a student demonstration AC motor. Stationary magnet windings are built into the frame. The rotor is of the drum type and has drive wheel on the shaft. A hinge mechanism on the frame permits inspection of the motor. The outer frame is sectioned to permit viewing of internal operation. The unit is wired with a Mallory type MSR-892 capacitor and has a plug on a zip-cord.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Nellie Ruth Bliss
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.319573
label: catalog number
content: 319573
label: accession number
content: 238754
objectType: label: Object Name
content: motor
label: Object Name
content: electric motor
label: Other Terms
content: motor; Motors and Generators
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: motor: 9 1/2 in x 9 in x 14 in; 24.13 cm x 22.86 cm x 35.56 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 11 1/2 in x 19 in; 27.94 cm x 29.21 cm x 48.26 cm
label: Measurements
content: capacitor: 4 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 12.065 cm x 6.35 cm