Wattmeter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AC-DC/SINGLE PHASE/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1931
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0128.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Nalder Bros. & Thompson Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 334485
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOODEN CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ METAL TOP PANEL AND METAL SCREEN/ SYNTHETIC PANEL AND KNOBS/ BRASS KNOBS/ GLASS DIAL COVER/ STEEL DIAL FRAME/ PAPER SHEET AFFIXED TO INSIDE LID/ LEATHER HANDLE, Bakelite
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 35.7 cm
- Width
- 26.3 cm
- Height
- 17.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Electricity
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Nalder
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE - Function
-
USED TO MEASURE THE POWER BEING EXPENDED IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. THIS ONE CAN BE USED FOR BOTH AC AND DC CIRCUITS. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE ON TOP: 'DIRECT & ALTD CURRENT/ WATTMETER/ [LOGO]/ NALDER BROS &THOMPSON LTD/ LONDON'/ PRINTED ON PANEL:' 300 600V/ DIAGRAM OF CONNECTIONS/ POSITION OF LINKS FOR/ 150V 5 AMPERES 10 AMPERES/ O M L/ PRESS KEY'/ PRINTING ON DIAL: 'B.S. SUB.STANDARD. NO 334485 SUPPLIED BY EVERSHED & VIGNOLES LTD LONDON/ [SCALE] 0 [TO] 150'/ PAPER SHEET AFFIXED TO INSIDE LID READS IN PART: 'PORTABLE SINGLE PHASE DYNAMOMETER WATTMETER/ SUB-STANDARD./ CURRENT RANGES 5 AMPERES./ 10 "/ VOLTAGE RANGES 150 VOLTS./ 300 "/ 600 "/ INSTRUMENT NO. 334485/ [WIRING DIAGRAM]/.../ SUPPLIED BY/ EVERSHED & VIGNOLES LTD.,/ LONDON./ MARCH 1931.'/ HANDWRITTEN ON SIDES: 'TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE' 'ROUGH USE ONLY' 'STOCK POOR' 'OTTAWA STOCK'
- Missing
- From CA of 12/11/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
- Finish
- CASE STAINED AND VARNISHED/ BLACK TOP PANELS WITH WHITE PRINTING/ WHITE SCALE FACE WITH BLACK PRINTING/ BROWN LEATHER HANDLE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Nalder Bros. & Thompson Ltd., Wattmeter, circa 1931, Artifact no. 1997.0128, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0128.001/
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