Wattmeter

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OBJECT TYPE: LABORATORY/SECONDARY STANDARD
DATE: 1898
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0640.001

MANUFACTURER: Weston Electrical Instrument Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 16
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE/ GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ FELT FEET, bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.2 cm
Width: 35.0 cm
Height: 22.0 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: Weston
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Newark

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A SECONDARY STANDARD FOR CHECKING & CALIBRATING SERVICE STANDARD TEST METERS & OTHER INSTRUMENTS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PALTE READING 'WESTONLABORATORY STANDARD WATTMETER', & 'MADE BY WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO./ NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A./ NO. 16' WITH PATENT & CAPACITY INFO/ PLATE READING 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ E&G INSPECTION SERVICE/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO. E170'
Missing: 3 FELT FEET
Finish: WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Weston Electrical Instrument Co., Wattmeter, after 1898, Artifact no. 1984.0640, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0640.001/

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