Wattmeter

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OBJECT TYPE: LABORATORY/SECONDARY STANDARD/AC-DC
DATE: 1913
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0641.001

MANUFACTURER: Weston Electrical Instrument Corp.
MODEL: 326
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1816
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASING WITH METAL FEET/ GLASS/ SYNTHETIC METER CASING, KNOBS & PARTS/ METALWORKING PARTS, bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.0 cm
Width: 36.7 cm
Height: 20.0 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 PLATE READING 'WESTON LABORATORY STANDARD/ A.C. & D.C. WATTMETER/ MODEL 326' & 'WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CORP./ NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A.', WITH SERIAL NOS & PATENT INFO/ PLATE READING 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ E & G INSPECTION SERVICES/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO.'/ CROSSHATCHING ON METER CASING TOP
Missing: N/A
Finish: WOOD STAINED BROWN & VARNISHED/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ PLATED METAL/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS
Decoration: N/A

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Weston Electrical Instrument Corp., Wattmeter, after 1913, Artifact no. 1984.0641, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0641.001/

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