Meter, watt-hour
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PREPAYMENT/AC/SINGLE PHASE/INDUCTION
- DATE
- 1914
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.0473.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Aron
- MODEL
- CFS
- LOCATION
- Charlottenburg, Germany
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General Information
- Serial #
- 898284
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING & 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
- Aron
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Charlottenburg
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A WATT-METER WITH A DEVICE INTO WHICH COINS ARE INSERTED, CLOSING THE ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO PROVIDE ENERGY FOR A SPECIFIED LENGTH OF TIME - Technical
-
ARTIFACT WAS USED BY ELECTRIC COMPANY TO MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED FOR BILLING PURPOSES. AS SUCH, IT WAS OFTEN PLACED OUTSIDE THE HOME OR IN BASEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ACCURACY OF SUCH INSTRUMENTS,WHILE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH FOR THE PURPOSE, IS NOT SO IMPORTANT.. (*CONT'D IN SUPP.INFO. FILE & O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE READING 'Alternating Current Meter Nr. 898294/ Type CFS/ 5 Amp., 100 Volt, 60 Cycles' & 'System Aron'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK PAINTED CASING/ WHITE DIAL
- Decoration
- N/A
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Aron, Meter, watt-hour, circa 1914, Artifact no. 1984.0473, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0473.001/
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