Ammeter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DC
- DATE
- 1924
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1973.0480.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Weston Electrical Instrument Corp.
- MODEL
- 921
- LOCATION
- Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 14919
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal/ Glass.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.8 cm
- Width
- 17.8 cm
- Height
- 17.8 cm
- 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 ammeter used in Canadian industry. - Function
-
To measure current. - Technical
-
DC ammeter from the 921 series. Bakelite parts. Deco detailing. Scale up to 75 amps. Similar to 73.0469 and 73.0481. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Info. on scale reads: "AMPERES/ D.C./ WESTON/ USE WITH EXTERNAL SHUNT/ FS= 50 MV/ MODEL 921 NO. 14919 LEAD RES.= .065 OHMS" Sticker on top of ammeter reads: "STANDARD CALIBRATION SEAL/ CAL. BY [handwritten with blue ink] VC # 15/ DATE [handwritten with blue ink] 14 Dec 67/ DATE DUE [handwritten with blue ink] 14 Jan 68/ REMARKS [left blank]"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Black metal housing/ 2 terminals jutting out of the back/ Gauge is numbered as follows: 0 - 20 - 40 - 60 - 75/ Appears to be in good condition.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Weston Electrical Instrument Corp., Ammeter, after 1924, Artifact no. 1973.0480, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0480.001/
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