Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: REVENUE/DC/MERCURY MOTOR/2 WIRE
DATE: 1914
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0554.001

MANUFACTURER: Sangamo Electric Co.
MODEL: D-5
LOCATION: Springfield, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1063206
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ GLASS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 15.0 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: Sangamo
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Springfield

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 METER WHICH INTEGRATES, OR SUMS UP, THE SUCCESSIVE VALUES OF POWER SUPPLIED THROUGH IT TO A DISTRIBUTING CIRCUIT & REGISTERS THE SUMS OF THESE VALUES IN COMMERCIAL UNITS; IT MEASURES THE TOTAL ENERGY USED. (REF.2)
Technical: ORIGINAL MERCURY WATTHOUR METERS WERE DEV'D IN ENGLAND BY FIRMS HOOKHAM AND FERRANTI IN 1888. THEY COMPETE WITH THE COMMUTATOR WATTHOUR METERS FOR THE GREATER SHARE OF THE DIRECT CURRENT WATTHOUR MEASUREMENT MARKET. (CONT'D IN SUPP.INFO. FILE & O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING 'DIRECT CURRENT WATTHOUR METER/ NO. 1063200 WATTHOURS PER DISK REV 2/3/ AMPS 10, TYPE D-5, 110 VOLTS/ SANGAMO ELECTRIC CO./ SPRINGFIELD, ILL'/ PAPER WITH MFR'S INFO ATTACHED TO UNDERSIDE/ RED DEPT. OF TRADE & COMMERCE SEAL
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PAINTED CASING/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ WHITE DIALS WITH BLACK MARKINGS
Decoration: N/A

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Sangamo Electric Co., Meter, watt-hour, circa 1914, Artifact no. 1984.0554, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1984.0554.001/

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