Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: REVENUE/POLYPHASE/3 WIRE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0262.001

MANUFACTURER: FERRANTI PACKARD ELECTRIC LTD.
MODEL: PC
LOCATION: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 413666
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM CASE AND BASE/ GLASS COVER/ METAL 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: 24.5 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Height: 15.5 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: FERRANTI
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: St. Catharines

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THIS ONE WAS KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE STANDARDS BRANCH AS PART OF THE LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO TEST AND MAINTAIN EXAMPLES OF METERS SOLD COMMERCIALLY IN CANADA.
Function: USED TO MEASURE AND INDICATE THE ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONSUMED IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT IN KILOWATT HOURS.
Technical: ELECTRICAL METERS WERE DEVISED IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE CONSUMERS FOR THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY SUPPLIED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON PLATE: 'SER/ 413666/ TYPE PC/ 1.25-100 AMP 2 ELEMENT/ 240 VOLTS Kh 14.4/ 60 HZ 3 FILS/WIRE/ FERRANTI PACKARD/ ELECTRIC LIMITED/ ST. CATHERINES, ONT. TROIS-RIVERES QUE'/ TOP PLATE: 'kWh/ [4 DIALS MARKED FROM 0 TO 9]/ MULT./ X 10'/ DYNOTAPE: 'S 330'/ MOLDED IN CONNECTION COVER: 'LINE LOAD'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CASE PAINTED GLOSS GREY; BASE PAINTED GLOSS SILVER;UNCOLOURED GLASS COVER; SILVER PANELS WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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FERRANTI PACKARD ELECTRIC LTD., Meter, watt-hour, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0262, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0262.001/

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