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Posted 11 years ago
scottvez
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Any thoughts on what this motor or machine was used for would be appreciated.
The motor appears on an 1880s- 90s cabinet card that was photographed by Wheat out of Rockford, IL.
Any help or thoughts on the cabinet card are appreciated.
scott
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Don't know what the thing is but I like the cab overall.
Probably a factory motor. A leather belt ran on the pulley to a line shaft that could operate a number of machines.
Thanks for looking rob and gatekeeper!
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Thanks for looking gargoyle and vo!
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I think that might be a belt driven dynamo for producing electricity from a steam engine.
Thanks cultcha and rustfarm!
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Thanks for looking racer and vetraio!
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Thanks for looking hunter.
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I reason with Rustfarm. The pulley could be driven by a motor or the pulley could be driving a generator. They basically look the same, especially back then.
Pretty confident it's a generator...
turn of the century generators
Sorry that was meant to be a link...my computer being crabby. Google images of turn of the century generators.
early generator of electricity. the power source drove the pulley in front . probably steam powered or even water if right conditions .. i.e a waterwheel .
oops and also wind if a good windmill at hand
Also called a dynamo generator
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=dynamo&client=firefox-a&hs=hBx&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=cHdtU6eTFcislAXh2YCwBw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=920#channel=sb&q=19th+century+dynamo+generator&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch
I agree with Amber & Oz. 1st thought when I saw it.
last image a good likeness from the rear
http://physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/Electricity/Generator/Generator.html
Oops, I left out Rustfarm for credit in my last comment. Not in my bag of marbles, but as I remember about old style motors vs generators, it just which side of the "E gap" the brushes are located on to make the difference so you can't really tell by a pic of the outside.
Thanks for all the great info marty, amber and buss!
scott
Thanks much for looking fran.
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Thanks walks.
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Thanks cultcha and brunswick.
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