Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: PREPAYMENT/AC/SINGLE PHASE/2 WIRE/INDUCTION
DATE: 1919
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0527.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
MODEL: OA/293316
LOCATION: East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 5659018
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ GLASS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.8 cm
Width: 16.2 cm
Height: 16.5 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: Westinghouse
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: East Pittsburgh

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 WATT METER WITH A DEVICE INTO WHICH COINS ARE INSERTED, CLOSING THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT TO PROVIDE ENERGY FOR A SPECIFIED LENGTH OF TIME.
Technical: WAS USED BY ELECTRIC CO. TO MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED FOR BILLING PURPOSES. AS SUCH, 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 AS PERHAPS..(*CONT'D IN SUPP.INFO. FILE & O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING 'WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MFG. CO./ PITTSBURG, P.A. U.S.A./ TYPE OA/ PREPAYMENT ATTACHEMENT/ 10 AMPS, 100 VOLTS/ 60 CYCLES/ STYLE 293316, SERIAL 5659018' WITH PATENT DATES/ GREEN IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'S99'/ GREY PAINTED '106'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PAINTED CASING/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ METALLIC PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Meter, watt-hour, after 1919, Artifact no. 1984.0527, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0527.001/

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