Meter, volt-amp

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1901
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0317.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: 55040
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY & SOME KNOBS/ GLASS METER COVER/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.5 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 4.0 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: THIS TYPE AVAILABLE 1901 THROUGH 1950'S
Canada: USED IN CANADA BY DONOR OR HIS FATHER.
Function: TO MEASURE ELECTRICAL CURRENT
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF METER USED IN GENERAL TELEGRAPH & TEST WORK.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'WESTON VOLT-AMMETER/ PATENTED/ JUL 10, 94 NOV 24, 94/ JAN 29, 95 OCT 4, 95/ JULY 16, 01/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ MODEL 280 NO 55040/ WESTON ELEC. INST. CO. NEWARK, J.H., U.S.A.'/ ENGRAVED AROUND KNOBS: '3 Amps' '30 Amps' 'Amps or Volts +' '150 Volts' 'PRESS FOR VOLTAGE' '15 Volts'/ DIALS '0' '50' '100' '150' '0' '10' '20' '30'
Missing: GLASS OVER DIAL BROKEN
Finish: GLOSSY BLACK PAINT/ KNOBS UNFINISHED METAL/ 2 BLACK KNOBS
Decoration: BRASS MFR'S PLATE ON FRONT/ DIAL CASE 'TULIP' SHAPED/ HORIZONTAL RIDGES ON KNOBS

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Weston Electrical Instrument Co., Meter, volt-amp, after 1901, Artifact no. 1988.0317, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0317.001/

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