Meter, watt-hour
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- OBJECT TYPE
- REVENUE/AC/POLYPHASE/CYCLOMETER/REGISTER/BAT
- DATE
- 1910
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.0635.001
- MANUFACTURER
- BAT Electrical Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- France
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General Information
- Serial #
- 86767
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING & PARTS/ GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 35.5 cm
- Width
- 22.5 cm
- Height
- 13.2 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
- BAT
- Country
- France
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A METER WHICH INTEGRATES, OR SUMS UP THE SUCCESSIVE VALUES OF POWER SUPPLIED THROUGH IT TO A DISTRIBUTING CIRCUIT AND REGISTERS THE SUMS OF THESE VALUES TO COMMERCIAL UNITS; IT MEASURES THE TOTAL ENERGY USED. - Technical
-
WAS USED BY ELECTRIC CO. TO MONITOR AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED FOR BILLING PURPOSES. AS SUCH, WAS PLACED OFTEN PLACED OUTSIDE HOME OR IN BASEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, ACCURACY OF SUCH INSTRUMENTS, WHILE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH FOR THE PURPOSE, IS NOT SO IMPORTANT A FACTOR AS PERHAPS... (*CONT'D AS SUPP.INFO. FILE & O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE READING 'PATENT NO. 2098/ "BAT" ELECTRICITY METER/ MADE IN FRANCE/ NO. 86767, VOLTS 2x550/ AMPS 10, 60 CYCLES/ 1 DISC. REVOLUTION = 2.78 WATTHOURS'/ BLACK LETTERING ON DIAL READING 'K.W.' & 'Board of Trade Units'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- DARK GREY PAITED CASING/ WHITE DIGITAL DIAL
- Decoration
- N/A
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BAT Electrical Co., Meter, watt-hour, circa 1910, Artifact no. 1984.0635, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0635.001/
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