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OBJECT TYPE: VOLTAGE/PORTABLE
DATE: 1903
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0531.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
MODEL: 215977
LOCATION: East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 287418
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE/ SYNTHETIC INTERIOR PANEL & KNOBS/ METAL PARTS/ LEATHER FRAGMENTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 23.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Electricity & electronics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Westinghouse
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: East Pittsburgh

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: AN INSTRUMENT WHICH ALLOWS THE MEASUREMENT OF HIGH VOLTAGES WITH A LOW VOLTAGE VOLTMETER
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING 'WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MFG. CO./ PITTSBURG, P.A., U.S.A./ Voltage Transformer/ Ratio 6/3 to 1, 726 Max. Volts/ 60 Cycles, 100 Volt-Amperes/ Style No. 215977, Serial No. [?]/ PATENTED SEPT 20'03'/ PLATEREADING 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ E & G SERVICES/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO. [?]'
Missing: CARRYING STRAP
Finish: WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ PLATED METAL
Decoration: N/A

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Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Transformer, circa 1903, Artifact no. 1984.0531, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1984.0531.001/

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