Voltmeter

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OBJECT TYPE: DOUBLE COIL/MOVING IRON
DATE: 1880–1889
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0266.001

MANUFACTURER: Edison Lamp Co.
MODEL: HOWELL 10
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL -BRASS & OTHER METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 25.5 cm
Height: 12.0 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: Edison
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Newark

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1880'S & 1890'S
Canada: THE EDISON LAMP CO. WHICH MADE THIS ARTIFACT WAS ONE OF THE PRECURSORS TO THE LARGE ELECTRICAL FIRM GENERAL ELECTRIC.
Function: USED TO MEASURE POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE IN VOLTAGE
Technical: EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY METER DEVELOPED BY EDISON'S COMPANY PROBABLY IN THEIR MENLO PARK N.J. RESEARCH LABORATORY. THIS LAB WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1876. THE METER WAS DEVELOPED BY ONE OF EDISON'S ASSISTANTS, JOHN W. HOWELL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE ON STAMP: 'Howell Volt Meter/ Edison Lamp Co/ E. Newark. NJ/ No 10'/ SCALE READS: '0 96 100 104 106 108 110 112 116 120 128'/ SCRATCHED ON BOTTOM: '125 CYCLES'
Missing: PIECE OF WIRE BROKEN OFF & PLACED IN BAG/ APPEARS TO BE A COVER MISSING
Finish: SCALE-WHITE MATTE PAINT WITH BLACK NUMBERS
Decoration: COIL SPOOLS HAVE ETCHED PATTERNS

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Edison Lamp Co., Voltmeter, between 1880–1889, Artifact no. 1990.0266, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0266.001/

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