Voltmeter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Switchboard DC/Triple range/Astatic
- DATE
- 1902–1907
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2807.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric Co.
- MODEL
- Type A
- LOCATION
- Schenectady, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 59316
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal/ Paper/ Glass.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Measurement
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Schenectady
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Used in Canada. - Function
-
To measure direct current voltage. - Technical
-
Type sample of meters of the period. This meter came in two versions, Type A and Type AI. The type AI was slightly larger and its dial was illuminated by two incandescent bulbs. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Markings found on face of voltmeter reads: 'THOMSON/ ASTATIC VOLTMETER/ NO. 59316 [stamped in]/ PAT. APR. 16'95 NOV. 3'96 OCT. 17'99/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ SCHENECTADY, N.Y.,/ U.S.A. Markings on scale reads: 'PATENTED IN UNITED STATES/ APR. 16'95 NOV. 3'96 OCT. 17'99 JUNE 10, 1902' Info. Found on Ontario Hydro tag reads: 'THOMSON ASTATIC VOLTMETER/ (deadbeat)/ Scales 0-20/ 0-10/ 0-5/ Patented April 1895'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Electric Co., Voltmeter, circa 1902–1907, Artifact no. 1992.2807, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2807.001/
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