Photo Index - Hugh J. Scott & Co. - Direct Current (DC) Electric Motor / Generator

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Hugh J. Scott & Co.
Belfast, Northern Ireland

True Manufacturer:
Hugh J. Scott & Co., Belfast, Northern Ireland

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Motor
Machine Size:	0.5 kW, 130 V, 1600 rpm
Submitted By:	T. Wagler

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Direct Current (DC) Electric Motor / Generator
Date of Manufacturer:	1930's ??
Serial Number:	n/a
Last Updated	1/6/2023 2:14:56 PM

Comments:

I acquired this vintage electric motor about 5 years ago, on a skid along with other assorted electric & gas motors from a farm near Ottawa, Canada. I have no specific knowledge about where it was used or how/when it made its way to Canada, but I have seen some other photos online where motors from this manufacturer were used on built-in-the-UK woodworking equipment.

The motor is a brushed, direct current unit rated at 0.5 kW and 130 V at 1600 rpm. Hard to tell if this was intended to be a motor or a generator, but likely could be used as either. This motor has the most extravagant name plate that I've ever seen, a beautiful piece of solid brass, about 1/8" thick with intricate patterning. They sure don't make them like that anymore.

I don't think this manufacturer is too well known, so I have attached a snippet of history about this company from a Belfast newspaper below.

By Nigel Tilson, July 04 2008 12:18 AM
An electrical engineering firm which has been operating in east Belfast for over 100 years has closed with the loss of nearly 80 jobs, it emerged today. Scott ElectroMech closed its doors at the end of last week after attempts to sell it as a going concern failed. No-one was available for comment at the company today, but it is understood 76 jobs at the Ravenhill Road factory have been lost. Scott ElectroMech prided itself as being one of Ireland's leading electro-mechanical companies.
The old Hugh J Scott factory, which has stood on the Ravenhill Road for over 100 years, was bought by Danish group Thrige Titan in 1982, leading to the birth of Thrige-Scott. In 2004 the company was taken over by local management and began trading as Scott ElectroMech. The company's stated aim was to continue the "proud traditions" of the Scott name in engineering. Scott motors can be found in Formula One wind tunnels, Malaysian rubber factories, Chinese sugar refineries, ski-lifts in Colorado and gold dredgers in Ghana.

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Comments: Overall View
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Comments: Name plate
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Comments: View of brushes
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Comments: Rear End Bell
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Comments: Front End Bell
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