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Paddle Wheel Electric Motor, by W. Groves, London, c. 1860

Inventory Number 92130


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.92130

Item type
Object
Provenance
Bequeathed by Sir A. H. Church.
Physical material
copper alloy
Wood
Iron
Object type
Motor
Dimensions
Height: 255mm Width: 155mm Depth: 155mm Weight: 3931g
Inventory No
92130

Description

Four electro-magnets are set at in a copper alloy frame, paddle wheel of soft iron. A commutator times the attraction of the bars of the revolving wheel by the electro-magnets.