Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: SWITCHBOARD/AC/SINGLE PHASE/2 WIRE
DATE: 1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0486.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: IS-9
LOCATION: Schenectady, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 28 633 434
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING/ GLASS TOP/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.0 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: 20.0 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: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Schenectady

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: THIS ONE WAS KEPT AT THEDEPT. 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 WATT-HOUR METER FOR USE IN A SWITCHBOARD
Technical: ARTIFACT WAS USED BY ELECTRIC CO. TO MONITOR AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED FOR BILLING PURPOSES. AS SUCH, WAS OFTEN PLACED OUTSIDE HOME OR IN BASEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ACCURACY OF SUCH INSTRUMENTS, WHILE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH FOR THE PURPOSE, IS NOT SO IMPORTANT A FACTOR AS PERHAPS... (*CONT'D IN SUPP.INFO. FILE & O:DRIVE S.I.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READING 'GENERAL ELECTRIC/ SINGLE PHASE WATTHOUR METER TYPE IS-9/ AMP. 2.5, VOLTS 120/ CYC 60' & 'TEST K.3 2 WIRE/ FOR USE WITH INSTRUMENT CURRENT TRANSFORMERS'/ GREEN IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'S14'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CASING PAINTED BLACK/ GREY INTERIOR/ GREY DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ PLATED PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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