Ammeter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AC/LABORATORY/STANDARD/PORTABLE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.0650.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Weston Electrical Instrument Co.
- MODEL
- 155
- LOCATION
- Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 4940
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CASING/ GLASS/ METAL PARTS/ LEATHER STRAP
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.3 cm
- Width
- 8.8 cm
- Height
- 21.2 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
- Weston
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Jersey
- City
- Newark
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
VOLMETER WAS USED AS THE INSPECTION STANDARD BY THE DOMINION OF CANADA DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE STANDARDS DIVISON. - Function
-
AN INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING THE STRENGTH OF AN ELECTRIC CURRENT IN AMPERES (REF.2) - Technical
-
PORTABLEINSTRUMENTS IS CONSTRUCTED TO BE MOVED FROM PLACE TO PLACE FOR TESTING PURPOSES. THEY ARE USED MORE OR LESS FOR EXACT MEASUREMENTS AND THEREFORE ARE DESIGNED FOR GREAT ACCURACY. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- BLACK LETTERING ON DIAL READING 'WESTON AC AMMETER/ NO. [?]'/ PLATE READING 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ STANDARDS DIVISION/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO. [?]'
- Missing
- .1 GLASS IS CRACKED ON THE FACE, SEEMS TO BE MISSING FRONT PLAQUE/ .2 GOOD, MISSING MFR'S PLAQUE
- Finish
- WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED/ PLATED METAL/ BLACK LEATHER/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Weston Electrical Instrument Co., Ammeter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.0650, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0650.001/
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