Arc Lamp and Television Scanning Disc, circa 1930
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Arc lamp
Date Made
circa 1930
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Arc lamp made by J. E. McAuley Mfg. Co., Chicago, Illinois. Motors made by Baldor Electric Company, St. Louis, Missouri. Distributed by the National Theatre Supply Company.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
40.209.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Glass (Material)
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 65 in
Width: 25 in
Length: 38 in
Inscriptions
on plate on side:
Peerless / REFLECTOR ARC LAMP / MADE BY / THE J. E. McCAULEY MFG. CO. / CHICAGO / No 9343 VOLTS 50-65 AMPS 1530 / PATENTS PENDING
on plate on arc control:
Peerless / AUTOMATIC ARC CONTROL / MADE BY / THE J. E. McCAULEY MFG. CO. / CHICAGO / DIRECT CURRENT / No 10427 VOLTS 50-110 AMP. 0.3 / PATENTS PENDING
on plate on side:
National Theatre Supply Company / Offices in all / Principal Cities
on plate on motor housing:
BALDOR / A BETTER MOTOR / PAT. PEND. / TYPE X2S NO. C4031 / USE ONLY WITH CONTROL BOX MARKED / TYPE C8 SPEC 3221 / SEE CONTROL BOX FOR VOLTS SPEED ETC / [...]
on plate on motor housing:
BALDOR / A BETTER MOTOR / PAT. PEND. / TYPE C8 SPEC 3221 / H.P. 1/4 R.P.M. 1200 TEMP. 35 / VOLTS 110 AMP. 5.3 / PH. 1 CYC. 60 NO. C4031 / BALDOR ELECTRIC CO. / ST. LOUIS, MO.
on back:
Peerless
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