Crocker-Wheeler Motor, circa 1900
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Francis Crocker teamed up with Schuyler Wheeler to form Crocker-Wheeler Electric Motor Company in 1888-89. Their company manufactured motors for use in factories, small shops, offices and homes. Their motors powered lathes, presses, and drills and ran elevators, fans, and sewing machines. The two men were well-respected engineers, both serving as president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.
Francis Crocker teamed up with Schuyler Wheeler to form Crocker-Wheeler Electric Motor Company in 1888-89. Their company manufactured motors for use in factories, small shops, offices and homes. Their motors powered lathes, presses, and drills and ran elevators, fans, and sewing machines. The two men were well-respected engineers, both serving as president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.
Artifact
Motor
Date Made
circa 1900
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2016.0.1.63
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Black (Color)
Brown
Gold (Color)
Inscriptions
on plate: CROCKER-WHEELER COMPANY/ AMPERE, N.J., U.S.A./ PAT'D MAY 5, 1891 AND OTHERS/ SIZE 1/6 DM NO 11444/ SPEED 1000 AMP. .45 .25 VOLTS 115 26
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