General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ GLASS DIAL COVER/ METAL PLATES, DIAL PLATE AND WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

38.5 cm

Width

35.0 cm

Height

21.5 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

Weston

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY USED EARLY PART OF THE 20TH C

Canada

TYPE SAMPLE OF AN EARLY VOLTMETER USED BY INSPECTORS IN CANADA

Function

USED TO MEASURE ALTERNATING CURRENT VOLTAGE, OR POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATES ON TOP: 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ E. & G. INSPECTION SERVICES/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO E177' ' WESTON DIRECT READING/ LABORATORYSTANDARD VOLTMETER./ FOR ALTERNATING CURRENT CIRCUITS/ PATENTED/ MAR. 8. 1892. NO470340. REISSUED JUNE 28. 1892. NO11250./ JAN.1. 1895. NO531669. MAR.22. 1898. NO600982 AND 600983./ OCT.4. 1898. NO611722./ NO.4'/ SCALE: '0' TO '150' IN TENTHS; '15' TO '70' IN FIVES/ STAMPED IN PLUGS ON TOP OF CASE: '+' '75' '150'

Missing

ONE CONNECTING KNOB; 3 feet.

Finish

WOOD STAINED AND VARNISHED/ GLASS COVER PARITALLY PAINTED BLACK/ BROWNISH SCALE WITH BLACK HAND-WRITING/ BROWN SYNTHETIC KNOBS

Decoration

N/A