Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: PREPAYMENT/AC/SINGLE PHASE/INDUCTION
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0507.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: I-16
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 721704
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING/ GLASS?

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.7 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 17.5 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: THIS ONE WAS KEPT AS 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 WATT-HOUR METER WITH A DEVICE INTO WHICH COINS ARE INSERTED, CLOSING THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT TO PROVIDE ENERGY FOR A SPECIFIED LENGTH OF TIME
Technical: WAS USED BYELECTRIC CO. TO MONITOR AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED FOR BILLING PURPOSES. AS SUCH, OFTEN PLACED OUTSIDE HOME OR IN BASEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, ACCURACY OF SUCH INSTRUMENTS, WHILE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH FOR PURPOSE, IS NOT SO IMPORTANT A FACTOR AS PERHAPS SOME OTHER QUALITIES; SUCH AS RUGGEDNESS, READABILITY & LOW COST.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE ON WATTHOUR METER READING 'TYPE I-16 SINGLE PHASE WATTHOUR METER/ 25 AMP, 220 VOLTS, 3 WIRE, 25 CYCLES/ NO. 721704, CGE, Kh=6.0/ PATENTED 1922-23-26-27-28/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED/ TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA'/ BLACK INSTRUCTIONS PLATE/ ONE GREEN & ONE BLUE IMPRESSION PRINTED LABELS READING 'S30'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK CASING/ WHITE DIALS WITH BLACK MARKINGS
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Meter, watt-hour, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.0507, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0507.001/

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