Voltmeter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DC/MOVING COIL/SINGLE RANGE
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0064.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Weston Electrical Instrument Co.
- MODEL
- 1
- LOCATION
- Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
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
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Weston Electrical Instrument Co., Voltmeter, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1997.0064, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0064.001/
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