General Information

Serial #

552434

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Measurement

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

FERRANTI

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Hollinwood

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

THIS ONE WAS KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE, STANDARDS BRANCH, IN OTTAWA AS PART OF ITS LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO TEST AND MAINTAIN EXAMPLES OF METERS SOLD COMMERCIALLY IN CANADA.

Function

A WATT-HOUR METER WITH TWO RATE REGISTERS TO MEASURE ELECTRICAL ENERGY USED, A HIGH RATE SCALE FOR PEAK ELECTRICAL LOAD PERIODS, & A LOW RATE SCALE FOR NON-PEAK PERIODS

Technical

ARTIFACT USED BY ELECTRIC COMPANY TO MONITOR AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED FORBILLING PURPOSES. AS SUCH, WAS OFTEN PLACED OUTSIDE THE HOME OR IN BASEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ACCURACY OF SUCH INSTRUMENTS, WHILE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH FOR THE PURPOSE, IS NOT SO IMPORTANT A FACTOR AS (*CONT'D IN SUPP. INFO. & O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING 'Meter No. 552434, Type C/10 AMPS, 110 VOLTS, 60 CYCLES/ 40 REVS PER MINUTE = 1100 WATTS/ FERRANTI LTD/ HOLLINWOOD, LANCASHIRE/ PATENT NO. 27245-1905'/ IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'S140'

Missing

A WINGNUT

Finish

CASING PAINTED BLACK/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS

Decoration

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