Accession No |
1802.3857
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Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; No 1 Engine and Dynamo
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Brief Description |
Black and white photograph on card of No 1 enginge and Dynamo. Information on the reverse gives specifics of the machinery: the engine runs on town gas and develops 300 BHP (brake horse power); Dynamo 640 amps; 250 watts; 147 revs per minute. Fly wheel and shaft weigh 20 tons. This lighting generating engine may have been used for lighting at the Town Hall.
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Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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Primary Maker |
F J Denton Photographer (estab. 1899, closed 1928)
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Primary Prod Period |
20th century
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Measurement Reading |
20 x 14.5cm
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Signature/Marks |
Information written about engine and dymano on back of photo Wanganui Public Museum Wanganui Public Museum Whanganui Regional Museum Copyright Carton No. 22
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