Meter, watt-hour
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- OBJECT TYPE
- REVENUE/AC/SINGLE PHASE/INDUCTION/INTEGRATING
- DATE
- 1914
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.0502.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- I-14
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1013750
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING & PARTS, GLASS, SYNTHETIC PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.3 cm
- Width
- 14.9 cm
- Height
- 12.8 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
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
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 METER WHICH INTEGRATES, OR SUMS UP, THE SUCCESSIVE VALUES OF POWER SUPPLIED THROUGH IT TO A DISTRIBUTING CIRCUIT & REGISTERS THE SUMS OF THESE VALUES IN COMMERCIAL UNITS; IT MEASURES THE TOTAL ENERGY USED (REF.2) - Technical
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ARTIFACT WAS USED BY ELECTRIC CO. TO MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED FOR BILLING PURPOSES. AS SUCH, IT WAS OFTEN PLACED OUTSIDE HOME OR IN BASEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, ACCURACY OF SUCH INSTRUMENTS, WHILE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH FOR THE PURPOSE, IS NOT SO IMPORTANT A FACTOR AS PERHAPS SOME OTHER QUALITIES; SUCH AS RUGGEDNESS, READABILITY, AND LOW COST. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE READING 'SINGLE PH TYPE I-14 WATTHOUR METER' & 'CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA'/ GREEN IMPRESSION PRINTED LABELS READING 'S31', GREY PAINTED LETTERING READING '098B'
- Missing
- .2 REGISTER MISSING
- Finish
- CASING PAINTED BLACK/.1 WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS/.3 BLACK DIGITAL DIAL WITH WHITE & RED LETTERING/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ BRASS COLOURED NUTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Meter, watt-hour, after 1914, Artifact no. 1984.0502, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0502.001/
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