Meter, gas volume
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DRY/LAMP/PORTABLE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0108.001
- MANUFACTURER
- American Meter Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- A457717
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL CONTAINER/ PORCELAIN DIAL FACE/ WOODEN HANDLE/ BRASS PLATE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 30.5 cm
- Width
- 20.0 cm
- Height
- 41.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Metrology
- Category
- Volume
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- American Meter
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Philadelphia
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- LATE PART OF 19TH AND EARLY PART OF 20THC
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE - Function
-
USED TO MEASURE AND RECORD THE AMOUNT OF GAS BEING CONSUMED IN CUBIC FEET. - Technical
-
GAS METERS ALLOWED THE GAS COMPANIES TO CHARGE CONSUMERS FOR THE AMOUNT OF GAS USED FOR BURNING GAS LAMPS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MOLDED IN FRONT PLATE: 'AMERICAN METER CO. PHILADELPHIA/ 3/ LIGHT METER/ A457717'/ ON DIAL FACE: 'AMERICAN/ METER CO./ ONE CUBIC FOOT/ HUNDRED/ TEN/ [OUTSIDE SCALE] '1' [TO] '10' [TWO INNER SCALES] '0' [TO] '9'/ LABEL ON FRONT: 'DO NOT REMOVE/ NE PAS DECOLLER/ Holding unit- Detenteur/ 205c/ E.D.R.-R.D./ 63954'
- Missing
- COVER FOR DIAL FACE
- Finish
- RED PAINT, ALMOST COMPLETELY PEELED OFF/ DIAL FACE WHITE WITH BLACK PRINTING ON DIALS
- Decoration
- N/A
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American Meter Co., Meter, gas volume, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0108, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0108.001/
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