Union Electro reversible direct current motor
date: label: date made
content: ca 1875
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Marked: "Union Electro Motor / Pat. July 1874 / & Dec. 1874 / New York". This Motor has a cast iron frame with a steel, V-belt pulley at the end of the armature shaft. Two support feet. Casing is painted with filigree designs. Reversing of wire connections on the back of the armature shaft permit the motor to be run backwards.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Sarah J. Farmer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.181969
label: catalog number
content: 181969
label: accession number
content: 2015.0173
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Motor
label: Object Name
content: electric motor
label: Other Terms
content: Motor; Motors and Generators
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 10 in x 8 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm x 20.32 cm