Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: REVENUE/POLYPHASE/3 WIRE/AC/INDUCTION
DATE: 1905
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0581.001

MANUFACTURER: Ferranti Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Hollinwood, England

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General Information

Serial #: 248767
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: 23.0 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: 17.5 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: 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 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: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING 'PATENT ALTERNATING CURRENT/ METER NO. 248767/ 10 AMPS, 220 VOLTS, 60 CYCLES/ 40 REVS PER MINUTE = 4400 WATTS/ FERRANTI LD/ HOLLINWOOD LANCASHIRE'/ PLATE READING '3 PHASE 3 WIRE'/ PLATE WITH PATENT INFO/ GREEN IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'S145'/ GREY PAINTED '027'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CASING PAINTED BLACK/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK LETTERING
Decoration: N/A

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Ferranti Ltd., Meter, watt-hour, after 1905, Artifact no. 1984.0581, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0581.001/

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