General Information

Serial #

1925757

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING/ GLASS/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length

33.2 cm

Width

19.3 cm

Height

17.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Electric

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Schenectady

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 (REF.2)

Technical

ARTIFACT WAS USED BY ELECTRIC CO. TO MONITOR AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED FOR BILLING PURPOSES. AS SUCH, WAS OFTEN PLACED OUTSIDE HOME OR IN BASEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, ACCURACY OF SUCH INSTRUMENTS, WHILE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH FOR THE PURPOSE, IS NOT SO IMPORTANT A FACTOR AS PERHAPS SOME OTHER QUALITIES; SUCH AS RUGGEDNESS, READABILITY, & LOW COST.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR PLATE READING 'THOMSON RECORDING/ WATTMETER/ D.K. 2., NO. 1925757/ TYPE C-6, AMP 5/ VOLTS 100-110/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ SCHENECTADY, N.Y. USA'/ PAPER LABEL WITH PATENT INFO. ATTACHED TO BACK/ GREEN IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'S35'/ WHITE PAINTED 'O29' ON SIDE

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED CASING, WHITE DIALS WITH BLACK MARKINGS

Decoration

N/A