General Information

Serial #

26518

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN BOX AND BASE/ SYNTHETIC CASE WITH METAL WORKING PARTS/ GLASS DIAL COVER/ METAL DIAL FACE/ BRASS CONNECTING KNOBS

Dimensions

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

Length

19.0 cm

Width

10.4 cm

Height

17.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Electricity

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Weston

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Newark

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20TH C UP TO THE 1930S

Canada

TYPE SAMPLE

Function

USED TO MEASURE THE FLOW OF ELECTRICITY IN A CIRCUIT IN AMPERES.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON TOP OF CASE: 'WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO./ MODEL 1 NO 26518/ NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A.'/ PLATE ON END OF CASE: 'PATENTED NOV. 6,88 MAY 14,89/ APR.29,90 NOV. 11,90 FEB.17,91/ MAY 12,91 DEC.29,91MAR. 8,92/ APR.26,92 JUN. 28,92AUG. 16,92/ NOV. 22,92 JAN. 31,93 APR. 4,93/ MAY 2,93 MAY 16,93 JUN 13,93/ JUL. 10,94 NOV. 20,94 JAN. 29,95/ OCT. 4,98. JUL 16,01./ DESIGN PATENTS JUN. 10,90/ MAR. 20,94 MAR. 27,94 MAR. 22, 98'/ PRINTED ON DIAL FACE: 'WESTON'S/ DIRECT-READING/ AM-METER/ [SCALE] 0 [TO] 50 [IN TWENTIETHS]'

Missing

ORIGINAL BOX

Finish

BOX AND BASE STAINED AND VARNISHED/ SYNTHETIC CASE SHINY WINE COLOUR/ WINE PADDING BETWEEN CASE AND BASE/ CLEAR GLASS/ BRASS CONNECTORS LACQUERED

Decoration

N/A