Voltmeter

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OBJECT TYPE: AC-DC/LABORATORY STANDARD/ELECTRODYNAMOMETER
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0389.001

MANUFACTURER: Weston Electrical Instrument Corp.
MODEL: 326
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1627
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CABINET & LID/ METAL HARDWARE & WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS & METER COVER/ GLASS DIAL COVER/ METAL FEET/ FELT PADS

Dimensions

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

Length: 40.5 cm
Width: 39.5 cm
Height: 18.5 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: Weston
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Newark

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: TO MEASURE ELECTRIC CURRENTS AND VOLTAGE / PRIMARY REFERENCE STANDARD AGAINST WHICH ALL AC OR DC INSTRUMENTS MAY BE CHECKED
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF LABORATORY QUALITY INSTRUMENT/ THE LABORATORY STYLE VOLTMETER WAS USED FOR CALIBRATING AND CHECKINGTHE ACCURACY OF OTHER VOLTMETERS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED IN METER COVER: 'WESTON LABORATORY STANDARD/ A.C. & D.C. VOLTMETER/ MODEL 326 NO 1627/ WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CORP./ NEWARK, N.J.,U.S.A./ PATENTED JAN. 1, 1895 MAR. 22, 1898 OCT. 4, 1898 AUG. 12, 1913/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING'/ SCALE MARKINGS: '0 [TO] 75' '0 [TO] 150' '0 [TO] 300'/ PLAQUE ON FRONT: 'R 1067'/ BY KNOBS: '75' '150' '300'
Missing: N/A
Finish: STAINED & VARNISHED CABINET & LID/ BLACK KNOBS & METER COVER
Decoration: N/A

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Weston Electrical Instrument Corp., Voltmeter, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1988.0389, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0389.001/

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