General Information

Serial #

14195

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING, GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Fort Wayne

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Indiana

City

Fort Wayne

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

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

A METER WHICH MEASURES & REGISTERS THE INTEGRAL (OR TOTAL) WITH RESPECT TO TIME, OF THE CURRENT WHICH PASSES THROUGH IT (REF.2)

Technical

ARTIFACT WAS USED BY ELECTRIC COMPANY TO MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED FOR BILLING PURPOSES. AS SUCH, IT WAS OFTEN PLACED OUTSIDE HOME OR IN BASEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ACCURACY OF SUCH INSTRUMENTS, WHILE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH FOR PURPOSE, IT NOT SO IMPORTANT.. (*CONT'D IN SUPP. INFO. FILE & O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING 'FORT WAYNE ELECTRIC/ CORPORATION/ FORT WAYNE, INC., USA/ DUNCAN METER' WITH PATENT DATES/ PAINTED '05'/ LETTERING ON DIAL INCLUDING MFR'S NAME & READING 'AMPERE DUNCAN METER NO. 14195'/ IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'S220'

Missing

COVER

Finish

BLACK PAINTED CASING, WHITE DIAL

Decoration

N/A