Meter, demand

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OBJECT TYPE: INDICATING
DATE: 1926
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0256.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: M-13
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 2852C4
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON BASE AND CASE/ GLASS COVER/ METAL & SYNTHETIC 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: 15.0 cm
Height: 12.0 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: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1930S AND 1940S
Canada: THIS METER WAS KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE, STANDARDS BRANCH, 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.
Technical: THE KILOWATTS INDICATED ON THE DIAL HAD TO BE MULTIPLIED BY.012 TO GET THE TRUE AMOUNT
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'DEMANDMETER/ NO. 2852C4 TYPE M-13 FORM/ VOLTS 115 CYC. 25 INT. 15 MIN./ PATENTS 1234464 1234465 1331915 1386861 1603050/ GE [LOGO] GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.,U.S.A.'/ DIAL PLATE: 'KILOWATTS/ MULTIPLY BY.012/ [SCALE 0 TO 100 IN TENS]'/ DYNOTAPE: 'S 7'/ MOLDED IN CASE: 'LINE LOAD'/ PAINTED ON SIDE: '153B'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CASE PAINTED MATTE BLACK/ UNCOLOURED GLASS/ WHITE DIAL PLATE WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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