Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: REVENUE/POLYPHASE/3 WIRE/AC/INDUCTION
DATE: 1932–1941
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0562.001

MANUFACTURER: Packard Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: PA
LOCATION: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.4 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Height: 14.4 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: Packard
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: St. Catharines

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 OBLIGATIONSTO 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 DISBTRIBUTING CIRCUIT & REGISTERS THE SUMS OF THESE VALUES IN COMMERCIAL UNITS; IT MEASURES THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ENERGY USED.
Technical: WAS USED BY ELECTRIC CO. TO MONITOR AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED FOR BILLING PURPOSES. AS SUCH, 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 'POLYPHASE WATTHOUR METER/ TYPE PA, 3 PHASE, 3 WIRE/ VOLTS 115, AMPS. 10/ CYCLES 25, Kh 1.66/ SERIAL NO. XIII/ PACKARD ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ ST. CATHERINES, ONT.'/ GREEN IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'S183'/ GREY PAINTED '174'
Missing: CASING PART
Finish: CASING & INTERIOR PAINTED BLACK/ PLATED METAL PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Packard Electric Co. Ltd., Meter, watt-hour, circa 1932–1941, Artifact no. 1984.0562, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0562.001/

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