Model of Wallace direct current generator of 1873
date: label: Date made
content: 1898
name: label: associated person
content: Wallace
label: maker
content: Model Shop, United States National Museum
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A 1/2 scale model of the Wallace DC generator (catalog number 181639). A bi-polar unit with ring-type armature. Field magnets are painted red, but the poles are wood construction for the model. Two brushes, one missing. Reference: William J. Hammer, "William Wallace and his Contributions to the Electrical Industries."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Made in museum
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.181772
label: catalog number
content: 181772
label: nonaccession number
content: 1995.3095
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Generator
label: Other Terms
content: Generator; Motors and Generators
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 in x 9 in x 10 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm x 25.4 cm