Large Rotary Converter, by Electric Construction Company, English, 1915 | |
Inventory Number: | 29140 |
Object Type: | |
Place Created: | Wolverhampton England United Kingdom Europe |
Accession Number: | 2004-9/628 |
Brief Description: | Large Rotary Converter in black-painted iron casing, with internal components made of brass, steel, iron, copper, and asssorted metal alloys. With loop-mounting upon upper surface of casing; casing itself being mounted on wide-spaced support legs identical in construction to casing. |
Primary Inscriptions: | "ELECTRIC / CONSTRUCTION CO LTD / WOLVERHAMPTON / ROTARY CONVERTER / 1.5 KWT 230 VOLTS D.C. / 160 VOLTS A.C. 2100 REVS / NO 28554 - 1915" printed upon brass maker's plaque upon upper surface of casing. |
Provenance: | Presented by the Marconi Corporation. |
Collection Group: | Marconi Collection |
Material(s): |
Iron steel brass copper metal alloy leather textile enamel/paint |
There are no associated narratives. | |
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