Meter, watt-hour
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PREPAYMENT/INDUCTION/AC
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.0470.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Siemens-Schuckert Werke
- MODEL
- VW10
- LOCATION
- Bavaria, Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 793478
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- 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
- Siemens
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Bavaria
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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THIS ONE WAS KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE, STANDARDS BRANCH, IN OTTAWA AS PART OF ITS LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO TEST AND MAINTAIN EXAMPLES OF METERS SOLD COMMERCIALLY IN CANADA. - Function
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A WATT-HOUR METER WITH A DEVICE INTO WHICH COINS ARE INSERTED, CLOSING THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT TO PROVIDE ENERGY FOR A SPECIFIED LENGTH OF TIME. - Technical
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ARTIFACT USED BY ELECTRIC COMPANY TO MONITOR AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED FOR BILLING PURPOSES. AS SUCH, IT WASOFTEN PLACED OUTSIDE HOME OR IN THE BASEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ACCURACY OF SUCH INSTRUMENTS, WHILE SUFFICIENCTLY HIGH FOR THE PURPOSE, IS NOT SO IMPORTANT A FACTOR AS.. (*CONT'D IN SUPP.INFO. & O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.) - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE/ IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'S233'
- Missing
- PREPAYMENT KNOB SLIGHTLY DAMAGED, MISSING A FEW SCREWS
- Finish
- BLACK PAINTED CASING/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ WHITE DIAL
- Decoration
- N/A
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Siemens-Schuckert Werke, Meter, watt-hour, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.0470, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0470.001/
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