Section of 12 volt direct current motor
date: label: Date made
content: c1945
label: date made
content: ca 1945
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A small motor without housing. Two curved pole pieces are energized by a field magnet. Slotted drum-type armature. A commutator affixed to the armature shaft has two copper type brushes pressing on the sections. Copper spring contact on one end, fiber-board insulator with brass contacts on opposite end. "12V 5160" stamped on frame. Specimen appears to be an automotive starting motor. The catalog refers to this as "Doorsnede van een electromotor 12 volt" [Cross-section of a 12 volt electric motor]. Reference: Groenendijk Catalog, page 20, item 5h-31.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.216300.02
label: accession number
content: 216300
label: collector/donor number
content: 5h-31
label: catalog number
content: 216300.02
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: 9 in x 3 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 22.86 cm x 8.255 cm x 4.445 cm