Voltmeter

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OBJECT TYPE: DC/PORTABLE/MOVING IRON
DATE: 1890
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1709.001

MANUFACTURER: Carpentier, J.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: 1957
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL; GLASS; PAPER; WOODEN STAND/.2 BASE CONTAINS LARGE COPPER COIL OR WOUND RESISTOR, MOUNTED IN WAX.

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.5 cm
Width: 9.2 cm
Height: 12.5 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: Carpentier
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF METER USED C.1890S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO MEASURE VOLTAGE
Technical: EARLY VOLTMETER, MFD. BY JULES ADRIEN MARIE LOUIS CARPENTIER (1851-1921) INPARIS. VOLTMETER DESIGN PATENTED BY CARPENTIER & MARCEL DUPREZ (1843-1918), A FRENCH ELECTRICAL ENGINEER. DEPREZ INVENTED THE 'FISHBONE GALVANOMETER', A POLARIZED IRON INSTRUMENT WHOSE COMBINATION OF LIGHT MOVING PARTS AND STRONG MAGNETIC FORCES (EXERTED BY A POWERFUL PERMANENT MAGNET MOUNTED NEARBY) ALLOWS THIS LOW-SENSITIVITY INSTRUMENT TO RESPOND VERY RAPIDLY TO CHANGES IN CURRENT. THESE INSTRUMENTS CAN BE USED TO MEASURE BOTH DIRECT & ALTERNATING CURRENTS. (REF.1,P.18). GIVEN THAT VOLTMETERS WERE UNKNOWN BEFORE C.1879, THIS CARPENTIER EXAMPLE REPRESENTS VERY EARLY VOLTMETER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 SCALE ALONG TOP EDGE DIVIDED IN SINGLE INCREMENTS, FROM 0-100, AND NUMBERED AT EVERY 10TH DIVISION. METER FACE ALSO MARKED: 'VOLTS-METRE/ Deprez et Carpentier/ Bte s.g.d.g.' & 'J. Carpentier, Ingr. Contr./ Paris/ No. 1957/ Resistance 2355 ohms.'/.2 '1957' & '1' STAMPED INTO CASING BACK
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: ORIGINAL FINISH PROBABLY BRIGHT LACQUER. OFF-WHITE PAPER METER FACE. UNFINISHED WOOD MOUNTING
Decoration: N/A

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Carpentier, J., Voltmeter, circa 1890, Artifact no. 1992.1709, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1709.001/

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