Ammeter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DC/0-25/Switchboard
- DATE
- 1910–1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.0156.001
- MANUFACTURER
- BEPCO Canada Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
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General Information
- Serial #
- 699955
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal/ Glass.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.5 cm
- Width
- 13.5 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Measurement
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- BEPCO
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Made by the Canadian subsidiary of BEPCO. - Function
-
To measure current. - Technical
-
This is a switchboard instrument, probably manufactured in the early part of the 20th century for use in the burgeoning electrical industry. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Markings found on amp. scale reads: "AMPERES/ BEPCO CANADA LTD/ 699955/ D.C./ 0/75 m.V./ EXT: SHUNT LEADS/ .025 OHMS." Markings found on back of ammeter read: "J5B26/ "N [cast into iron base]"/ "[white v-shaped symbol, stamped]"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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BEPCO Canada Ltd., Ammeter, circa 1910–1940, Artifact no. 1969.0156, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1969.0156.001/
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