Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: REVENUE/AC/INDUCTION
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0630.001

MANUFACTURER: Diamond Meter Co.
MODEL: SCHEEFER
LOCATION: Peoria, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.0 cm
Width: 24.5 cm
Height: 15.3 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: Diamond
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Peoria

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A TOTALLIZING METER WHICH REGISTERS THE TOTAL ELECTRICAL 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, ACCURACY OF SUCH INSTRUMENTS, WHILE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH FOR PURPOSE, IS NOT IMPORTANT A FACTOR AS PERHAPS... (*CONT'D INSUPP.INFO. FILE & O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LETTERING ON DIAL READING 'SCHEEFER RECORDING/ METER/ MANUFACTURED BY/ DIAMOND METER CO./ PEORIA, ILL.'
Missing: CASING COVER
Finish: BASE PAINTED BLACK/ RED, BLACK & METALLIC INTERIOR PARTS/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS
Decoration: N/A

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Diamond Meter Co., Meter, watt-hour, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.0630, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0630.001/

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