Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: REVENUE/AC/CYCLOMETER REGISTER
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0254.001

MANUFACTURER: BAT Electrical Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: France

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General Information

Serial #: 86766
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON CASE/ GLASS COVER/ METAL WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.5 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 11.0 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: BAT
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20THC
Canada: THIS ONE TESTED AND KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE STANDARDS BRANCH IN OTTAWA AS PART OF ITS LEGAL OBLIGATION TO TEST AND MAINTAIN EXAMPLES OF METERS SOLD COMMERCIALLY IN CANADA.
Function: USED TO REGISTER THE SUM OF THE SUCCESSIVE VALUES OF POWER SUPPLIED THROUGH IT TO A DISTRIBUTING CIRCUIT IN COMMERCIAL UNITS. IT MEASURES THE TOTAL ELECTRICAL ENERGY USED.
Technical: 100 VOLTS; 60 CYCLES; 15AMPS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'PATENT NO. 2098/ "BAT" ELECTRICITY-METER/ MADE IN FRANCE/ NO. 86766 VOLTS 100/ AMPS 15 [CYCLES] 60/ 1 DISC REVOLUTION = 0.417 WATT-HOUR'/ ON DIAL PLATE: 'K.W./ 000,21/ Board of Trade Units'/ DYNOTAPE: 'S 203'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CASE PAINTED MATTE BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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BAT Electrical Co., Meter, watt-hour, circa 1910, Artifact no. 1997.0254, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0254.001/

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