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OBJECT TYPE: REVENUE/AC-DC/DEMAND
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0636.001

MANUFACTURER: REASON MFG. CO. LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Brighton, England

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General Information

Serial #: 262367
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
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: 42.0 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Height: 7.8 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: REASON
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Brighton

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO MEASURE MAXIMUM AMPERE DEMAND IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT
Technical: DATES FROM EARLY 1900S AT LATEST.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED BLACK LETTERING READING 'MADE IN ENGLAND/ WRIGHT'S PATENT/ DEMAND INDICATOR/ RESON, BRIGHTON'/ BLACK LETTERING ON SCALE READING 'THIS SCALE MEASURES THE MAXIMUM CURRENT USED IN AMPERES', WITH SERIAL NO..1 '262367',.2 '26247[?]' (PARTIALLY ILLEGIBLE)
Missing: .1 MISSING SMALL PIN TO HOLD LID CLOSED/ .2 LID IS SEALED SHUT, THE GLASS CYLINDERS ARE BROKEN,CORROSION HAS OCCURRED INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT
Finish: BLACK PAINTED CASING/ WHITE SCALE & BLACK MARKINGS
Decoration: N/A

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REASON MFG. CO. LTD., Ammeter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.0636, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0636.001/

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