Ammeter

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OBJECT TYPE: Switchboard DC/Single Range
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0325.002

MANUFACTURER: Weston Elec. Inst. Corp.
MODEL: 267
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 133931
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Steel body/ glass window/ paper scale.

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.3 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telegraphy
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Weston
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Newark

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Permanent magnet movable coil type DC fan-shaped switchboard miniature milliammeter. Rear-mounting. Meter could have been used for a variety of applications including battery charging. Fan-shaped instruments are designed to have very long scales while keeping the case compact. This is useful when the range of expected measurements is wide. Weston claims that its fan-shaped meters have the longest scales in the world relative to their size.
Function: Measures DC current in milliamperes.
Technical: Used by CP Rail.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On scale: 'MILLIAMPERES D.C.' ; Mfr. plate: 'WESTON MILLIAMMETER/ PATENTED/ JUL.10,'94 NOV. 20, '94/ JAN. 29, '95 OCT.4, '98/ JUL. 16, '01/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ MODEL 267/ NO. 133931 [stamped in]/ WESTON ELEC. INST. CORP. NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A.' ; On the back is written in pencil "317111-97301/ 5"
Missing: N/A
Finish: Black japan finish.
Decoration: N/A

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Weston Elec. Inst. Corp., Ammeter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1969.0325, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1969.0325.002/

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