Water turbine and generator
Water turbine and alternating current hydro-electric generator made by Brush Electrical Engineering Co. Ltd, Lougborough, 1894.
- Object Number:
- Y1986.15.1
Water turbine and generator
- Made:
- 1894 in Loughborough
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Water turbine and alternating current hydro-electric generator made by Brush Electrical Engineering Co. Ltd, Lougborough, 1894.
This hydro-electric system was installed at Waterside House near Hawkshead in the Lake District shortly after 1897 by owner and early electrical engineer Frederick Fowkes. Water was directed to the turbine by a large iron pipe from Wraymires Tarn, producing the first electric light system in the valley. This lighting system was used to light Waterside until after WWII.
This hydro-electric system uses the design of William Morris Mordey, chief electrician of the Brush Electrical Engineering Company from 1881 to 1897. Mordey designed both the alternator and the transformer that Brush manufactured and sold as a system during this period.
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Parts
Water Pipe
Water pipe with rotor connection, attached to water turbine and alternating current hydro-electric generator made by Brush Electrical Engineering Co. Ltd, Lougborough, 1894.
- Measurements:
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overall: 1180 mm x 1060 mm x 900 mm,
- Object Number:
- Y1986.15.1.1
- type:
- pipe
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- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Part of:
- Y1986.15.1
Water Turbine and Generator
Water turbine and alternating current hydro-electric generator made by Brush Electrical Engineering Co. Ltd, Lougborough, 1894.
- Measurements:
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overall: 1120 mm x 1830 mm x 1080 mm, 1223 kg
- Object Number:
- Y1986.15.1.2
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Part of:
- Y1986.15.1
Mordey Victoria Transformer
Transformer; 3000 Watts. Embossed with 'Mordey Victoria Transformer'. Manufactured by Brush Electrical Engineering Company, Loughborough.
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This Brush transformer is embossed with the words 'Mordey Victoria Transformer', which is the commercial name given to the transformer design of William Morris Mordey, chief electrician of the Brush Electrical Engineering Company from 1881 to 1897. Mordey designed both the alternator and the transformer that Brush manufactured and sold as a system during this period.
- Materials:
- iron
- Object Number:
- Y1986.15.2
- type:
- transformer
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Voltmeter
Voltmeter made by W.T. Goolden & Co. (No.2600). Contained in wooden unit with electrical fuses manufactured by Brush Electrical Engineering Co. Ltd.
pressure gauge
Pressure gauge (No.1768257), manufactured by Schaffer & Budenberg.
Contained in wooden unit with electrical fuses manufactured by Brush Electrical Engineering Co. Ltd.
- Measurements:
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overall: 1320 mm x 660 mm x 590 mm, 26 kg
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) , metal (unknown) , glass and ceramic (unspecified)
- Object Number:
- Y1986.15.4
- type:
- pressure gauge
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