Voltmeter

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OBJECT TYPE: LABORATORY STANDARD
DATE: 1924
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0759.001

MANUFACTURER: Weston Electrical Instrument Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 793
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN BASE; PLASTIC CASING; GLASS THERMOMETER; BAKELITE (?) AND METAL FITTINGS

Dimensions

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

Length: 43.5 cm
Width: 40.0 cm
Height: 16.0 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: Weston
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Newark

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: PRECISION INSTRUMENT USED FOR EXPERIMENTAL WORK IN UNIVERSITY ELECTRICAL LABORATORY/ USED AT MCGILL UNIVERSITY IN THE DEPT. OF ENGINEERING.
Function: Unknown
Technical: TYPICAL UNIVERSITY LAB TYPE EQUIPMENT/ THESE LARGER VOLTMETERS WERE USED IN THE CALIBRATION OF SMALLER VOLTMETERS AND SET THE STANDRD BY WHICH ALL ELSE WAS MEASURED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On Mfr's plate: "WESTON DIRECT READING LABORATORY STANDARD/ VOLTMETER/ WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO.,/ MANUFACTURERS, NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A./ PATENTED/ NOV. 6, 1888. NO. 392386 & NO. 392387. MAY 14, 1889. NO. 403311./ APR. 29, 1890. NO. 426992 & NO. 427022 JUNE 10, 1890./ NO. 19895 & NO. 19896/ NO. 793"/ On decal below mfr's plate: "McGILL UNIVERSITY/ DEPT. OF/ ELECTRICAL ENG./ SER. NO. 02147"/ ROUND GREEN LABEL TO RIGHT OF DECAL BEARS "2"
Missing: NONE EVIDENT
Finish: WOODEN BASE STAINED MEDIUM - BROWN, AND VARNISHED/BLACK CASING HOUSES METER
Decoration: N/A

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Weston Electrical Instrument Corp., Voltmeter, before 1924, Artifact no. 1985.0759, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1985.0759.001/

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