General Information

Serial #

332093

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

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Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Measurement

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Chamberlain Hookham

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

THIS ONE WAS KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE, STANDARDS BRANCH, IN OTTAWA AS PART OF ITS LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO TEST AND MAINTAIN EXAMPLES OF METERS SOLD COMMERCIALLY IN CANADA.

Function

A METER WHICH INTEGRATES, OR SUMS UP, THE SUCCESSIVE VALUES OF POWER SUPPLIED THROUGH IT TO A DISTRIBUTING CIRCUIT & REGISTERS THE SUMS OF THESE VALUES IN COMMERCIAL UNITS, IT MEASURES THE TOTAL ENERGY USED.

Technical

ARTIFACT WAS USED BY ELECTRIC COMPANY TO MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED FOR BILLING PURPOSES. AS SUCH, IT WAS OFTEN PLACED OUTSIDE HOME OR IN BASEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ACCURACY OF SUCH INSTRUMENTS, WHILE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH FOR THE PURPOSE, IS NOT SO IMPORTANT A FACTOR... (*CONT'D SUPP.INFO. & O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.)

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

PLATE READING 'THE CHAMBERLAIN & HOOKHAM/ METER CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO/ ALTERNATING CURRENT WATTHOUR METER/ NO. 332093, TYPE A1D, 2 WIRE/ 5 AMPS, 110 VOLTS, 60 CYCLES/ K=.208 WATTHOURS PER REV'/ IMPRESSION STAMPED LABEL READING 'S208'

Missing

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Finish

BLACK PAINTED CASING/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ WHITE DIAL

Decoration

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