Voltmeter

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OBJECT TYPE: Portable DC/Miniature/Double range
DATE: 1917–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.1033.002

MANUFACTURER: Weston Electric Instrument Co.
MODEL: 280
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 34212
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Steel body. Glass window. Bakelite base. Paper scale.

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.7 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 4.3 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: Most likely used by an unknown Canadian government department (possibly NRC).
Function: Measures direct current voltage in volts.
Technical: Popular model used in schools and universities. Fan-shaped permanent magnet moveable coil type voltmeter. Shielded from external magnetic fields. Horizontal reading. Fan-shaped instruments are designed to have very long scales while keeping the case compact. Weston claims that its fan-shaped meters have the longest scales in the world relative to their size.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr. plate: 'WESTON VOLTMETER./ PATENTED/ JUL. 10, '94 NOV. 20, '94/ JAN. 29, '95 OCT. 4, '98/ JUL. 16, '01./ OTHER PATENTS PENDING./ MODEL 280/ No 34212/ WESTON ELEC. INST. CO. NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A.' ; 'Physics' scratched onto base.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Black.
Decoration: N/A

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Weston Electric Instrument Co., Voltmeter, circa 1917–1950, Artifact no. 1984.1033, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.1033.002/

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