General Information

Serial #

376

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN CASE HAS METAL HARDWARE & LEATHER HANDLE; METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC METER.

Dimensions

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

Length

27.0 cm

Width

22.0 cm

Height

11.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Light & electromagnetic radiation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Weston

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Newark

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF METER USED C. LATE 1940S- 1950S.

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO MEASURE THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"WESTON/ MODEL 603 NO. 376/ ADJUST/ FOR ZERO/ WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CORP./ NEWARK, N.J. U.S.A." printed on plate fixed to meter. Meter scale divided 0-500, 0-100 and 0-25, and marked "FOOT-CANDLES/ MODEL 603 NO. 376/ PATENT PENDING". Meter controls labelled. Instructions fixed inside case read in part "WESTON ILLUMINATION METER- MODEL 603/ DIRECTIONS FOR USE" and "Standardized at the Weston Laboratory, Newark, N.J., U.S.A./ Certified: J.B. Dowden/ Date November 11th, 1946". See copy of Instruction card in Supp. Info.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

DARK WOOD (OAK?) CASE HAS BEEN STAINED; FITTED WITH SILVER METAL HINGES & LOCK; BROWN LEATHER HANDLE. METER HAS BLACK WRINKLE-TEXTURED FACEPLATE; CLEAR GLASS VIEWING WINDOW OVER SCALE. BLACK SYNTHETIC HAND-HELD LIGHT TARGET HAS GREEN GLASS LIGHT SENSITIVEPLATES. BLACK FABRIC LINING IN TARGET COMPARTMENT OF CASE. YELLOW PAPER INSTRUCTION CARD SECURED INSIDE LID, BEHIND CLEAR SYNTHETIC COVER.

Decoration

N/A