Meter, watt-hour
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- OBJECT TYPE
- REVENUE/DC/MERCURY
- DATE
- 1907
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.0579.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Ferranti Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Hollinwood, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 126966
- 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
- 30.5 cm
- Width
- 17.5 cm
- Height
- 12.5 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
- FERRANTI
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Hollinwood
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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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
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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 TO COMMERCIAL UNITS; IT MEASURES THE TOTAL ENERGY USED. - Technical
-
WAS USED BY ELECTRIC CO. TO MONITOR THE 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.. (* CONT'D IN SUPP.INFO. FILE & O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.) - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE READING 'CONTINUOUS CURRENT METER/ NO. 126966/ 10 AMPS, 200 VOLTS/ FERRANT LD/ HOLLINWOOD LANCASHIRE/ HAMILTON PATENT'/ GREEN IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'S138'/ GREY PAINTED '032'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK PAINTED CASING/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Ferranti Ltd., Meter, watt-hour, circa 1907, Artifact no. 1984.0579, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0579.001/
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