Voltmeter

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OBJECT TYPE: AC
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0238.001

MANUFACTURER: MARCONI WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 104763
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS AND GLASS WITH WOOD OR COMPOSITION BACK

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: 16.0 cm
Height: 7.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telegraphy
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MARCONI
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: MEASURES AC VOLTAGE FROM GENERATORS OR POWER SUPPLY
Technical: THIS ARTIFACT IS MORE SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE OF ITS MAKER "MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. LTD." THAN BECAUSE OF ITS TECHNOLOGY. MARCONI IS BETTER KNOWN FOR HIS WORK IN TELEGRAPHY AND RADIO THEN VOLTMETERS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: HALF OF DIAL GLASS PAINTED BLACK WITH 'N.C.S. VOLTS' IN GOLD LETTERING/ 'MIN. 125 VOLTS' ON PAPER TAG ON FACE/ GRADUATED FROM '0' TO '160' [VOLTS], 50 CYCLE
Missing: NIL From CA of 10/01/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: FACE OF METER IS WHITE WITH BLACK LETTERING; BACK PAINTED BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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MARCONI WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. LTD., Voltmeter, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1975.0238, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0238.001/

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