General Information

Serial #

797884

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

21.5 cm

Width

14.3 cm

Height

12.6 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

Compteurs

Country

Switzerland

State/Province

Unknown

City

Geneva

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 OF POWER SUPPLIED THROUGH IT TO A DISTRIBUTING CIRCUIT AND REGISTERS THE SUMS OF THESE VALUES IN COMMERCIAL UNITS; IT MEASURES THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY USED.

Technical

WAS USED BY THE ELECTRIC CO. TO MONITOR AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED FOR BILLING PURPOSES. AS SUCH, WAS OFTEN PLACED OUTSIDE HOME OR IN BASEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, ACCURACY OF SUCH INSTRUMENTS, WHILE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH FOR PURPOSE, IS NOT IMPORTANT A FACTOR AS PERHAPS... (*CONT'D IN SUPP.INFO. FILE & O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING 'KILOWATT HOURS/ "REX" ELECTRICITY METER S1P 1AB/ 3 WIRE, 1 PHASE, ALTERNATING CURRENT/ 2x110 V., 2x25A, 60 CYCLES/ 1 rev = 2.222 WH, SER. NO. 797884/ SOCIETE DES COMPTEURS DE GENEVE/ GENEVA, SWITZERLAND'/ GREEN IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'S234'/ GREY PAINTED '167A'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK PAINTED CASING/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS

Decoration

N/A