General Information

Serial #

22184

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN BASE; METAL COVER, PLATES AND KNOBS; GLASS DIAL AND MOVING COIL COVER/ WOODEN BOX WITH LEATHER HANDLE AND METAL HARDWARE/ FELT UNDERLAY BETWEEN COVER AND BASE

Dimensions

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

Length

19.7 cm

Width

10.4 cm

Height

17.1 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Electricity

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Weston

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Newark

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A VOLTMETER USED BY THE STANDARDS DIVISION OF THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE

Function

USED TO MEASURE VOLTAGE DROP OR POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE IN A DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRIC CIRCUIT.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

SMALL PLATES READ: 'WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO./ NEWARK. N.J., U.S.A./ PATENTED NOV. 6TH 1888./ NO./ 6961'/'PATENTED/ NOVEMBER 6.1888./BO 392386 AND NO 392387/ MAY 14.1889. NO 403311./APRIL29.1890./ BI 426992 AND NO 427022./ JUNE 10. 1890./ NO 19895 AND NO 19896.'/ 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ STANDARDS DIVISION/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO L20'/ PRINTED ON DIAL FACE: '0' TO '150' IN GRADATIONS OF TEN/ 'WESTON'S/ DIRECT-READING/ VOLT-METER/ NO. 22184'/ ON ONE BUTTON '5'

Missing

N/A

Finish

WOODEN BASESTAINED AND VARNISHED; VARNISHED COPPER COVER; BEIGE DIAL WITH BLACK PRINTING; VARNISHED BRASS PLATES WITH BLACK PRINTING; BLACK KNOBS; DARK ORANGE FELT/ BOX: STAINED AND VARNISHED; SHINY METAL HARDWARE; BLACK LEATHER HANDLE

Decoration

N/A