Wattmeter

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OBJECT TYPE: LABORATORY/SECONDARY STANDARD/AC
DATE: 1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0494.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: PL-2
LOCATION: Schenectady, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 789222
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE, SYNTHETIC METER CASING & KNOBS, METAL, GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 43.0 cm
Width: 40.5 cm
Height: 14.5 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: Unknown
Function: USED PRIMARILY AS SECONDARY STANDARD FOR CHECKING SERVICE STANDARD TEST METERS, TRANSFORMERS & INSTRUMENTS (REF.1)
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING 'LABORATORY STANDARD/ WATTMETER/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., SCHENECTADY, N.Y. U.S.A.'/ LETTERING ON DIAL READING 'NO. 789222, TYPE PL2, 5/10 AMPS., 75-750 VOLTS'/ METAL MFR'S LOGO ON BASE/ BLUE IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'L259'/ CROSSHATCHING & MFR'S LOGO ON METER TOP
Missing: N/A
Finish: WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED, BLACK SYNTHETIC, WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK LETTERING
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Wattmeter, after 1915, Artifact no. 1984.0494, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0494.001/

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