Meter, watt-hour
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- OBJECT TYPE
- REVENUE/DC/2 WIRE/COMMUTATOR
- DATE
- 1914
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.0598.001
- MANUFACTURER
- DUNCAN ELECTRIC MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- ECA
- LOCATION
- Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 211215
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING & PARTS/ GLASS/ SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 41.0 cm
- Width
- 26.0 cm
- Height
- 27.0 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
- DUNCAN
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Indiana
- City
- Lafayette
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
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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 IN COMMERCIAL UNITS; IT MEASURES THE TOTAL ENERGY USED. (REF.2) - Technical
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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 'DUNCAN/ DIRECT CURRENT MODEL ECA/ AMPS 25, NO. 211215/ VOLTS 500, 2 WIRE/ WATTHOURS PER REV. 6.25/ DUNCAN ELECTRIC MFG. CO./ LAFAYETTE, INDIANA, U.S.A.'/ PLATE WITH PATENT INFO/ GREEN IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'S219'/ GREY PAINTED '060'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK PAINTED CASING/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ WHITE DIALS WITH BLACK MARKINGS
- Decoration
- N/A
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DUNCAN ELECTRIC MFG. CO., Meter, watt-hour, circa 1914, Artifact no. 1984.0598, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0598.001/
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