Meter, water
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1919–1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2018.0164.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- 9-4 HD
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 3171700
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Mix of metals, glass and wood
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
- 36.5 cm
- Height
- 33.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- N/A
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Taken from acquisition proposal "Utilisé au Canada. La compagnie Hersey était réputée pour la fabrication des compteurs d’eau. Elle en a commencé la production vers 1885. (http://www.water-meter-guide.com/Hersey-water-meter.html) M. Peper s’en est servi dans ses cours d’électricité pour comparer le compteur d’eau au compteur d’ampères, l’ampêremêtre, qui mesure le flux du courant électrique." - Function
-
Used for measuring and registering water use. - Technical
-
Taken from acquisition proposal "http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1411432 Ce modèle de compteur d’eau a été introduit par Hersey en 1919. Il est décrit comme « a “positive displacement meter of the nutating type” » adapté pour tous les usages exigeant une grande précision, fiabilité et durabilité.". - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Embossed print on case face "HERSEY MFG, CO./ BOSTON MASS. U.S.A./ 3171700". Dial face reads "HERSEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY. BOSTON, MASS./ IMPERIAL/ GALLONS/ ELECTRIC/ ALARM/ REGISTER/ PAT. JULY 16, 1929". Dial numbers "16992". Gauge numbered from "0" to "9500". Embossed on case "9-4 HD" and "HERSEY R".
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Case is a mixture of metals, glass lens and wooden base.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Meter, water, between 1919–1930, Artifact no. 2018.0164, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2018.0164.001/
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