Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: REVENUE/POLYPHASE/2 RATE/AC/INDUCTION/3 WIRE
DATE: 1912
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0590.001

MANUFACTURER: Chamberlain & Hookham Meter Ltd.
MODEL: A.I.T. R
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 331220
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: 33.8 cm
Width: 16.2 cm
Height: 16.0 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 WAAS KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE, STANDARDS BRANCH, IN OTTAWA AS PART OF ITS LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO TEST AND MAINTAINEXAMPLES OF METERS SOLD COMMERCIALLY IN CANADA
Function: A WATT-HOUR METER WITH 2 RATE REGISTERS TO MEASURE ELECTRICAL ENERGY USED: A HIGH RATE SCALE FOR PEAK ELECTRICAL LOAD PERIODS & A LOW RATE SCALE FOR NON-PEAK PERIODS
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 THE PURPOSE, IS NOT SO AN IMPORTANT FACTOR AS... (* 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. 331220, TYPE A.1.T.R/ 3 PHASE; 3 WIRE/ 10 AMPS, 220 VOLTS, 60 CYCLES/ K= 1.67 WATTHOURS PER REV'/ GREY PAINTED 'R13'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CASING PAINTED BLACK/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS
Decoration: N/A

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Chamberlain & Hookham Meter Ltd., Meter, watt-hour, circa 1912, Artifact no. 1984.0590, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0590.001/

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