Voltmeter

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OBJECT TYPE: MILLIVOLT
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0758.001

MANUFACTURER: Weston Electrical Instrument Corp.
MODEL: 5
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1573
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wooden base; plastic casing; glass thermometer; bakelite (?) and metal fittings

Dimensions

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

Length: 39.7 cm
Width: 35.8 cm
Height: 13.0 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: Weston
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Newark

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: Precision instrument used for experimental work in university electrical laboratory
Function: Unknown
Technical: Typical university lab equipment
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On Mfr's plate: "WESTON LABORATORY STANDARD/ D.C. MILLIVOLTMETER/ MODEL 5/ NO. 1573/ WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CORP./ NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A./ PATENTED NOV. 6, 1888 MAY 14, 1889/ APRIL 29, 1890 JUNE 10, 1890"/ On decal below mfr's plate: "McGILL UNIVERSITY/ DEPT. OF/ ELECTRICAL ENG./ SER. NO. 02145"/ Green dynapunch label to right of decal bears "1"/ "FOR CURRENT RANGES USE EXTERNAL SHUNT" PRINTED ABOVE GRADUATED SCALE OF METER
Missing: None evident
Finish: Wooden base stained medium - brown, and varnished/Black casing houses meter
Decoration: N/A

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Weston Electrical Instrument Corp., Voltmeter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1985.0758, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0758.001/

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