Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: REVENUE/AC/INDUCTION
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0552.001

MANUFACTURER: Sangamo Electric Co.
MODEL: GUTMANN
LOCATION: Springfield, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 6082
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.2 cm
Width: 17.0 cm
Height: 16.2 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: Sangamo
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Springfield

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 COMMERCIAL UNITS; IT MEASURES THE TOTAL ENERGY USED (REF.2)
Technical: 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, THE ACCURACY OF SUCH INSTRUMENTS, WHILE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH FOR THE PURPOSE, IS NOT SO IMPORTANT A FACTOR AS PERHAPS...(*CONT'D IN SUPP.INFO. & O:DRIVE SUPP. INFO.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING 'GUTMANN RECORDING WATTMETER/ VOLTS 100, AMPERES 5, CYCLES 60/ SANGAMO ELECTRIC COMPANY/ SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, U.S.A.'/ INCISED 'NO. 6082'/ GREEN IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'S83'/ GREY PAINTED '010'
Missing: MISSING MOST OF THE INNER MACHINERY INCLUDING SCALE.
Finish: ROUGH GREY FINISH ON CASING COVER/ BLACK PAINTED CASING BASE; BLACK SYNTHETIC/ WHITE DIAL/ HAS BLACK METAL BASE. 3 SOCKETS IN BOTTOM. IN FRONT, GREY METAL PLATE OVER SOCKETS WITH 'IN', 'SHUNT' & 'OUT'. EACH WORD POSITIONED OVER A SOCKET. COVER MADE OF GREY METAL & LOOKS LIKE HALF A CUBE WITH LARGE BULGE. BELOW BULGE, IS A PLAQUE. ABOVE IT, A GLASS PANEL WHERE DISPLAY IS SUPPOSED TO BE. COVER IS HELD BY TWO SCREWS IN THE BACK.
Decoration: N/A

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Sangamo Electric Co., Meter, watt-hour, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.0552, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0552.001/

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