Meter, ampere-hour
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- OBJECT TYPE
- LINE/5 AMP/110 V
- DATE
- 1907
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0089.001
- MANUFACTURER
- WILLIS ELECTRIC METER CO.
- MODEL
- STRAIGHT LINE
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASE WITH GLASS COVER; BRASS PLAQUE AND WORKING PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 23.5 cm
- Width
- 14.5 cm
- Height
- 14.0 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
- WILLIS
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY EARLY PART OF 20TH C
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO MEASURE THE QUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY THAT PASSES THROUGH A CIRCUIT - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MOLDED IN COVER: 'WILLIS "STRAIGHT LINE" METER/ MANUFACTURED BY/ WILLIS ELECTRIC METER CO./ CHICAGO'/ MOLDED IN BASE PLATE: '7239/ SERVICE LOAD/ + -'/ PLATE MOUNTED UNDER COVER: 'PROTECTED/ BY THE FOLLOWING PAT[?]TS/ APR. 4. 1899 JUNE 20. 1899 FEB. 13. 1900/ SEPT. 20. 1900 MAY 13. 1902. JULY 14. 1903./ AUG. 22. 1905 MAR. 20. 1906. JULY 16. 1907./ NOV 19. 1907/ OTHER APPLICATIONS/ FOREIGN & UNITED STATES PENDING/ 5 AMPS 110 VOLTS'
- Missing
- none
- Finish
- CASE PAINTED GLOSS BLACK/ CLEAR GLASS/ LACQUERED BRASS
- Decoration
- N/A
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WILLIS ELECTRIC METER CO., Meter, ampere-hour, after 1907, Artifact no. 1997.0089, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0089.001/
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