Northern Electrical Manufacturing Company Motor, 1907-1915
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Electric motors began to revolutionize manufacturing in the late 1800s. Motors, driving groups of machines, began to free production from the tangle of belts, pulleys and line shafts previously used to power equipment. Factory space became open and flexible, safety improved, and production increased. Northern Electrical Manufacturing Company, founded in 1895 in Madison, Wisconsin, specialized in factory motors, generators, and other machinery.
Electric motors began to revolutionize manufacturing in the late 1800s. Motors, driving groups of machines, began to free production from the tangle of belts, pulleys and line shafts previously used to power equipment. Factory space became open and flexible, safety improved, and production increased. Northern Electrical Manufacturing Company, founded in 1895 in Madison, Wisconsin, specialized in factory motors, generators, and other machinery.
Artifact
Motor
Date Made
1907-1915
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.365.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Wire
Color
Black (Color)
Gold (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 11.5 in
Width: 10 in
Length: 9 in
Inscriptions
on plate on side: NORTHERN ELECT. MFG. CO./ 23/ MADISON, WIS./ PAT. DEC. 10, 1895 DEC. 31, 1895, APR. 16, 1907./ H.P. .5 R.P.M. 1700/ VOLTS 115 AMP. 4.8/ NO. 27570
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