Wattmeter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Switch Band Meter
- DATE
- 1910–1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.0151.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Weston Electrical Instrument Co.
- MODEL
- 167
- LOCATION
- Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1145
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 28.5 cm
- Width
- 12.5 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Measurement
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Weston
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Jersey
- City
- Newark
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Typical example used in industrial applications. - Function
-
Used to measure power consumption. Can be used with AC or DC with recalibration of the scale. - Technical
-
An early 20th century Wattmeter designed for use in research laboratories. Sold by CENCO. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Markings on body read: "WESTON WATTMETER/ WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO.,/ NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A." Mfr's plate reads: "PATENTED/ AUG. 5, '90. JUNE 28, '92./ JAN. 31, '93. JULY 10., '94./ AUG.12, 1913./ MODEL 167 NO.1145" Small mfr's plate reads: "CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC CO./ LABORATORY APPARATUS [logo] SUPPLIES CHEMICALS/ CHICAGO U.S.A."
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Weston Electrical Instrument Co., Wattmeter, between 1910–1930, Artifact no. 1969.0151, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0151.001/
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