Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: REVENUE/AC/POLYPHASE/INDUCTION/4 WIRE
DATE: 1927
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0511.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: D-9
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 12834029
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
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: 43.3 cm
Width: 21.2 cm
Height: 13.4 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: Unknown
City: Unknown

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 INTEGRATES OR SUMS UP THE SUCCESSIVE VALUES OF POWER SUPPLIED THROUGH IT TO A DISTRIBUTING CIRCUIT & REGISTERS THE SUMS OF THESE VALUES IN COMMERICAL UNITS; IT MEASURES THE TOTAL ENERGY USED (REF.2)
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READING 'POLYPHASE WATTHOUR METER/ NO. 12834029, TYPE D-9, AMP 5/ VOLTS190-11OY, CYCLES 60/ 4 WIRE, 3PH, 1.0 WHRS PER REV./ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ LIMITED/ TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA'/ GREEN IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'S28'/ GREY PAINTED '120'
Missing: N/A
Finish: PAINTED BLACK/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ BRASS COLOURED NUTS
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Meter, watt-hour, circa 1927, Artifact no. 1984.0511, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0511.001/

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