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- OBJECT TYPE
- TERTIARY/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1970–1979
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0207.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Sangamo Electric Co.
- MODEL
- J5
- LOCATION
- Springfield, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 18 062 514
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALUMINUM CASE AND LID/ BAKELITE TOP PANEL AND KNOBS/ GLASS DIAL COVER/ METAL WORKING PARTS INCLUDING SILVER CONTACT BUTTONS AND COPPER COILS [REF 1]
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 20.0 cm
- Width
- 15.0 cm
- Height
- 20.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Electricity
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Sangamo
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Springfield
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Manitoba
- Period
- THIS ONE USED FROM THE 1950S TO 1970S AS PER CALIBRATION CERTIFICATES IN S.I. FILE
- Canada
-
SAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED IN REGIONAL OFFICES FOR THE MAINTAINENCE OF STANDARDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY - Function
-
USED AS A STANDARD IN CHECKING SERVICE TYPE ALTERNATING CURRENT METERS. [REF 2] - Technical
-
HAS FIVE CURRENT RANGES FOR 1, 5, 10, 25, AND 50 AMPERES. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- FRONT PLATES: 'ROTATING STANDARD/ VOLTS 120/240 TYPE J5 60 CYCLES/ AMPS. 1-5-10-25-50/ NO. 18 082 514 BASIC Kh 1/3/ 5A - 120V/ SANGAMO ELECTRIC COMPANY/ SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS U.S.A.''DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. [?]ERCE/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO. E811'/ DYNOTAPE: 'WINNIPEG' [2 TIMES]/'811'/ MOLDED IN LID: 'SANGAMO'/ PRINTED ON SCALE: 'DISK/ REVOLUTIONS/ SANGAMO/ 0 [TO].9/ [2 SMALLER CIRCLES] 100 [&] 10 [DIVIDED FROM] 0 [TO] 9'/ HANDWRITTEN ON DIAL FACE: '10/53'/ DESIGNATIONS AROUND KNOBS: '+/-' '+/-' '120''240' '1 5 10 25 50'/ STICKER ON FRONT: 'DO NOT REMOVE/ Holding unit/ 205B/ E.D.R./ 64143/ [ALSO IN FRENCH]
- Missing
- STRAP FOR HANDLE From CA of 11/20/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
- Finish
- OUTSIDE OF CASE TEXTURED BLACK PAINT/ TOP PANEL BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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