Electrodynamometer

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2424.001

MANUFACTURER: Siemens Bros. & Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD BASE/ NON-FERROUS METAL MECHANISM, SCALE & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.9 cm
Width: N/A
Height: 31.7 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: Siemens
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: PART OF LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF OVER 7500 ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN 1960S. COLLECTION WAS THOUGHT TO BE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA & WAS DONATED TO NMST IN 1992.
Function: ELECTRODYNAMOMETER IS INSTRUMENT USED FOR MEASURING ELECTRIC POWER.
Technical: SIEMENS ELECTRODYNAMOMETER WAS DEVELOPED BY GERMAN WERNER VON SIEMENS IN 1880 TO MEASURE POWER DISSIPATED IN ELECTRICAL LOAD. SIEMENS & HALSKE (EST. 1850) WAS RENAMED SIEMENS BROS. IN 1865 & OPERATED UNDER THAT NAMEUNTIL 1905 (REFS. 2 & 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED LETTERING ON SCALE READS "SIEMENS BROS. & CO./ LONDON" WITH BLACK SCALE
Missing: ORIGINAL GLASS ENCLOSURE REPLACE BY PLASTIC
Finish: WOOD STAINED BROWN & COATED/ GOLD COLOURED METAL/ BLACK PAINTED PARTS/ BRUSHED METAL SCALE
Decoration: N/A

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Siemens Bros. & Co., Electrodynamometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.2424, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2424.001/

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