Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: PREPAYMENT/AC/SINGLE PHASE/2 WIRE/INDUCTION
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0631.001

MANUFACTURER: PREPAYMENT ELECTRIC METER CO. LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.0 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 17.5 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: PREPAYMENT
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Peterborough

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A WATT-HOUR METER WITH A DEVICE INTO WHICH COINS ARE INSERTED, CLOSING THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT TO PROVIDE ENERGY FOR A SPECIFIED LENGTH OF TIME.
Technical: USED BY THE ELECTRIC CO. TO MONITOR AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED FOR BILLING PURPOSES. AS SUCH, WAS OFTEN PLACED OUTSIDE HOME OR IN BASEMENT.CONSEQUENTLY, ACCURACY OF SUCH INSTRUMENTS, WHILE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH FOR PURPOSE, IS NOT SO IMPORTANT A FACTOR AS PERHAPS... (*CONT'D IN SUPP.INFO. FILE & O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LETTERING ON DIAL READING 'THE PREPAYMENT ELECTRIC METER COY. LIMITED/ PETERBORO, CANADA/ DIRECT READING'/ GREY PAINTED '016'
Missing: METAL PLATE TO COLLECT COINS, SOME DIALS ARE MISSING HANDS
Finish: BLACK PAINTED CASING/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK LETTERING
Decoration: N/A

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PREPAYMENT ELECTRIC METER CO. LTD., Meter, watt-hour, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.0631, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1984.0631.001/

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