General Information

Serial #

758274

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

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.

Length

30.0 cm

Width

28.7 cm

Height

15.8 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

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 TO COMMERCIAL UNITS; IT MEASURES THE TOTAL ENERGY USED.

Technical

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 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 'THE CHAMBERLAIN & HOOKHAM/ METER CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO/ POLYPHASE WATTHOUR METER/ NO. 752874, TYPE A.1.T./ 3 PHASE, 3 WIRE/ 25 AMPS, 220 VOLTS, 125 CYCLES/ K= 8.33 WATTHOURS PER REV.'/ GREEN IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL REAIDNG '204'/ GREY PAINTED '090'

Missing

METAL PLATE ON LEFT SIDE

Finish

CASING PAINTED BLACK/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS

Decoration

N/A