Wattmeter

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OBJECT TYPE: HOYT'S/DIRECT READING/AC-DC
DATE: 1894–1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0067.001

MANUFACTURER: Whitney Electrical Instrument Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 15069
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN BASE; BRASS BODY AND POSTS; SYNTHETIC, PROBABLY BAKELITE, POSTS; METAL FACE AND 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: 17.0 cm
Height: 14.0 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: Whitney
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Sherbrooke

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20TH C
Canada: PROBABLY MANUFACTURED AND USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO MEASURE THE POWER BEING EXPENDED IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT
Technical: MADE BY WHITNEY ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO. TO A HOYT DESIGN. WHITNEY MANUFACTURED ELECTRICAL DEVICES IN SHERBROOKE FROM 1894-5.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON DIAL PLATE: 'Hoyt's Direct Reading/ WATTMETER/ FOR/ Direct and Alternating Current/ MANUFACTURED BY/ Whitney Electrical Instrument Co.,/ Penacook, N.H. and Sherbrooke, P.Q./ No. 15069/ [NUMBERS ON DIAL]0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000/ 400 0 [?]'
Missing: N/A
Finish: VARNISHED WOOD; LACQUERED BRASS; VERY LIGHT BEIGE DIAL PLATEWITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Whitney Electrical Instrument Co., Wattmeter, circa 1894–1895, Artifact no. 1998.0067, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0067.001/

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