Voltmeter

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OBJECT TYPE: LABORATORY/SECONDARY STANDARD/AC
DATE: 1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0493.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: PL-2
LOCATION: Schenectady, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1004660
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD BASE/ SYNTHETIC METER CASING & KNOBS/ GLASS/ METAL, bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length: 43.0 cm
Width: 40.0 cm
Height: 15.0 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: Unknown
Function: USED PRIMARILY AS SECONDARY STANDARD FOR CHECKING SERVICE STANDARD TEST METERS, TRANSFORMERS & INSTRUMENTS (1).
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READING 'LABORATORY STANDARD/ ALTERNATING CURRENT VOLT-METER/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ SCHENECTADY, N.Y. U.S.A.'/ BLACKLETTERING ON METER DIAL READS 'NO. 1004660, TYPE LP2, VOLTS 75-750'/ CROSSHATCHING & RAISED MFR'S LOGO ON METER TOP
Missing: N/A
Finish: WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED?/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Voltmeter, circa 1929, Artifact no. 1984.0493, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0493.001/

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