Meter, watt-hour
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TEST/PORTABLE STANDARD/WORKING
- DATE
- 1918
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.0528.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- 151812A
- LOCATION
- East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 312167
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CASE, SYNTHETIC INTERIOR PANEL & KNOBS, METAL PARTS, bakelite
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.0 cm
- Width
- 21.0 cm
- Height
- 31.0 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
- Westinghouse
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- East Pittsburgh
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
THIS WATT-HOUR METER WAS USED AS AN INSPECTION STANDARD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA. - Function
-
A PORTABLE INSTRUMENT USED TO COMPARE THE ACCURACY OF SOME INSTRUMENTS & FOR CALIBRATING OTHERS (REF.2) - Technical
-
PORTABLE INSTRUMENTS IS CONSTRUCTED TO BE MOVED FROM PLACE TO PLACE FOR TESTING PURPOSES. THEY ARE USED MORE OR LESS FOR EXACT MEASUREMENTS AND THEREFORE ARE DESIGNED FOR GREAT ACCURACY. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE READING 'WESTINGHOUSE/ ELECTRIC MFG. CO./ PITTSBURG, P.A. U.S.A./ Portable Watthour Meter/ Normal Current 1 10, 20 40 80 Amperes/ Normal Voltage 100 200 Volts/ 60 Cycles/ Style No. 151812a Serial No. 312167' WITH PATENT INFO/ MFR'S NAME, STYLE & SERIAL NOS. PRINTED IN BLACK ON DIAL/ PLATE READING 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ E & G SERVICES/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO. E54'
- Missing
- PIECE OF LID & CARRYING STRAP
- Finish
- WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ PLATED METAL/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Meter, watt-hour, circa 1918, Artifact no. 1984.0528, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0528.001/
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