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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 2010
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0090.003

MANUFACTURER: Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: cardboard

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.4 cm
Width: 24.0 cm
Height: 16.5 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: Smurfit Stone
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This box presumably used c. 2005- 2010.
Canada: Smart meters were introduced in Ontario in mid-2000s; by the end 2010 all homes in the province are supposed to be furnished with a Smart meter. As of April 2010, there were only about 2000 houses in Ottawa that did not have such a meter installed. The meters are not active yet and only some operate, to allow for extensive testing. This is the box for a new meter that has been unpacked and checked for quality at the Hydro Ottawa facility on Albion Rd.
Function: To identify, contain and protect contents while not in use.
Technical: Smart meters are part of a Smart grid, which is supposed to completely replace the existing grid in Ontario by 2025. This meter allows demand to be measured at 5 minute intervals, providing the company and ultimately the customer with exact data on the household electricity usage. The price of electricity is based on the time of the day that it is being used. Consumers can then adapt their patterns to use more electricity during less expensive periods. Some features of the Smart meter: 2-way radio communication; advanced energy theft and meter tampering detection technology; and over- the- air upgrades.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Box side panels bear numerous markings, including "fragile", "keep dry", and "this side up" graphics; text includes "Fragile- Handle/ With Care" and "elster". "1C12128H01" and "SMURFIT-STONE CONT. CORP./ BOX CERTIFICATE/ THIS/ SINGLEWALL/ BOX MEETS ALL CONSTRUCTION/ REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICABLE/ FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION/ EDGE CRUSH 44/ TEST (ECT LBS/IN/ [remainder of text obscured by tape]. Adhesive label applied to box has been damaged: partial text reads "elster/ [elec]TRONIC/ W[att] METER/ TYPE G2s/ STYLE # ZGC740000500/ CLASS CL100/ VOLTS 240/ CYCLES 60/ WIRE 3/ FORM 2S/ STOCK # 497393/ CUST. P.O. # 1100643 - HYDRO OTT[awa]/ S.O. # 1000003063 - 000060/ DATE CODE (WWYY) 0710 ORDER QTY96/ QTY 4/ BOX 17 PALLET 001/ [bar code]/ Hydro [Ot]tawa/ THIS BOX CONTAI[ns.....n]UMBERS:/ [barcode]/ - OT[tawa]/ [barcode]/ - OT[tawa]/ [barcode]/ - [ottawa]/[...... n]UMBERS:/ [......]/ [barcode]/ OTT90[...]/ STOCK [....]/ 0000[....]497".
Missing: None.
Finish: Unbleached cardboard box formerly sealed with buff-colour packing tape; bears white adhesive label.
Decoration: N/A

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Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Box, shipping, before 2010, Artifact no. 2010.0090, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2010.0090.003/

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