Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: REVENUE/AC/INDUCTION/2 WIRE
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0260.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: I-14-S
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 396712
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON BASE; ALUMINUM RING; GLASS COVER; ALUMINUM, BRASS, COPPER,IRON AND SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 17.0 cm
Height: 17.0 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: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1930S
Canada: MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THIS ONE WAS KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE, STANDARDS BRANCH, AS PARAT OF ITS LEGAL OBLIGATION TO TEST AND MAINTAIN EXAMPLES OF METERS SOLD COMMERCIALLY IN CANADA.
Function: USED TO MEASURE THE ENERGY CONSUMED IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT IN KILOWATT HOURS.
Technical: THESE INSTRUMENTS ARE SELF CONTAINED AND REQUIRE NO INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMER. THROUGH THE USE OF A NEW TEMP. SENSITIVE ALLOY ALONG WITH THE DAMPING MAGNETS, ERRORS DUE TO VARIATIONS IN TEMP. HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FOR NON-INDUCTIVE LOADS [REF 1.]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'INDUCTION WATTHOUR METER TYPE I-14-S/ NO. 396712 WIRE 2 DISK CON.6/ AMP. 10 VOLTS 110 CYC. 60/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ DEP3517'/ DIAL PLATE: 'KILOWATT HOURS'/ [FOUR CIRCULAR SCALES FROM 0 TO 9]/ 1KW-HR. TEST DIAL'/ PRINTED ON BOTTOM: 'LINE/ LOAD'/ DYNOTAPE ON TOP: ' S 12'
Missing: CASTIRON FRAME
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS; IRON PARTS PAINTED SILVER OR BLACK; WHITE DIAL PLATE WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Meter, watt-hour, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1997.0260, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0260.001/

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