Meter, demand watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: SINGLE PHASE/INDICATING/3 WIRE
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0239.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: IM-16
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 728721
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON BASE AND CASE/ GLASS COVER/ VARIOUS METAL WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.5 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 18.5 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: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1940S AND 1950S
Canada: MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THIS ONE WAS KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE AS PART OF ITS LEGAL OBLIGATION TO TEST AND MAINTAIN EXAMPLES OF METERS SOLD COMMERCIALLY IN CANADA.
Function: USED TO INDICATE THE MAXIMUM ELECTRICAL LOAD ON A CIRCUIT AVERAGED OVER A PERIOD OF 15 MINUTES IN KILOWATTS, AND TO MEASURE THE ENERGY CONSUMED IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT IN KILOWATT HOURS.
Technical: IN ORDER TO FAIRLYCHARGE CONSUMERS OF ELECTRICITY THE DEMAND REQUIRED BY A CONSUMER OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WAS FACTORED INTO THEIR CHARGES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG. PLATE ON FRONT: 'TYPE IM-16 SINGLE PHASE WATTHOUR DEMAND METER/ AMP. 25 VOLTS 230 WIRE 3/ CYCLES 60 CGE [LOGO] Kh 6 CESA [LOGO]'/ MIN. INT. 15 PAT. 1922-23-24-26-27/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO, ONTARIO CANADA/ 728721'/ MFG. PLATE ON BACK: 'TELECHRON/ TYPE B7 SYNCHONOUS MOTOR 1 RPM/ MOD.292N705 SER. 3682/ V. 200-250 CYC. 60 / MFD FOR GENERAL ELECTRIC USA/ BY WARREN TELECHRON CO. ASHLAND MASS. U.S.A.'/ DIAL PLATE: 'KILOWATT HOURS/ [4 CIRCULAR DIALS 0 TO 9]/ [SCALE 0 TO 18 IN ONES]/ KILOWATTS'/ MOLDED IN CASE: 'LINE LOAD'/ DYNOTAPE: 'S 9'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CASE PAINTED MATTE BLACK/ UNCOLOURED GLASS
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Meter, demand watt-hour, before 1944, Artifact no. 1997.0239, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0239.001/

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