General Information

Serial #

3549

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Steel body, cast-iron face, glass covered gauge, paper scale, and ceramic insulators.

Dimensions

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

Length

19.7 cm

Width

20.3 cm

Height

N/A

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

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Early example of DC switchboard meter used in Quebec power industry.

Function

To measure current.

Technical

Similar to 68.0730. This style of meter appeared in the late 1910's. It replaced the ornate Art Nouveau styling that was used on the faces of switchboard meters. This model was used until 1941, showing the usefulness and the practicality of this model. Permanent magnet moveable coil type for DC only.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Face plate reads: "WESTON/ WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO./ NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A." Mfr. plate reads: "WESTON ELEC. INST. CORP./ NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A./ PATENTED/ NOV. 5, '88 MAY. 14, '89 APR. 29, '90/ FEB. 17, '91 DEC. 19, '93 OCT. 4, '98/ JUL. 16, '01/ MODEL 252 NO. 3549" Label glued to the back of the ammeter reads: "NOTICE/ This instrument is SEALED./ All contacts must be clean and properly/ screwed down./ Claims for damage cannot be enter-/ tained if seals are disturbed./ When preparing for shipment, fasten/ packing box with screws - not nails./ If the instrument fails, we recommend/ that it be sent to :-/ Weston Electrical Instrument Corp./ Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A."

Missing

N/A

Finish

Black.

Decoration

N/A