Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: TEST/PORTABLE STANDARD/WORKING
DATE: 1918
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0528.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
MODEL: 151812A
LOCATION: East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 312167
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE, SYNTHETIC INTERIOR PANEL & KNOBS, METAL PARTS, bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.0 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: 31.0 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: Westinghouse
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: East Pittsburgh

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: THIS WATT-HOUR METER WAS USED AS AN INSPECTION STANDARD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA.
Function: A PORTABLE INSTRUMENT USED TO COMPARE THE ACCURACY OF SOME INSTRUMENTS & FOR CALIBRATING OTHERS (REF.2)
Technical: PORTABLE INSTRUMENTS IS CONSTRUCTED TO BE MOVED FROM PLACE TO PLACE FOR TESTING PURPOSES. THEY ARE USED MORE OR LESS FOR EXACT MEASUREMENTS AND THEREFORE ARE DESIGNED FOR GREAT ACCURACY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READING 'WESTINGHOUSE/ ELECTRIC MFG. CO./ PITTSBURG, P.A. U.S.A./ Portable Watthour Meter/ Normal Current 1 10, 20 40 80 Amperes/ Normal Voltage 100 200 Volts/ 60 Cycles/ Style No. 151812a Serial No. 312167' WITH PATENT INFO/ MFR'S NAME, STYLE & SERIAL NOS. PRINTED IN BLACK ON DIAL/ PLATE READING 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ E & G SERVICES/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO. E54'
Missing: PIECE OF LID & CARRYING STRAP
Finish: WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ PLATED METAL/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS
Decoration: N/A

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Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Meter, watt-hour, circa 1918, Artifact no. 1984.0528, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1984.0528.001/

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