Voltmeter

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OBJECT TYPE: MILLIVOLT/DC/PORTABLE
DATE: 1930–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0231.001

MANUFACTURER: Weston Electrical Instrument Corp.
MODEL: 322
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 5466
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ SYNTHETIC PANEL & KNOBS/ GLASS DIAL COVER/ METAL DIAL PLATE/ PAPER INFORMATION CARD, bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.5 cm
Width: 18.0 cm
Height: 11.0 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: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO MEASURE POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL DIFFERENCE IN MILLIVOLTS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'WESTON/ MODEL 322 NO 5466/ ADJUST FOR ZERO/ WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CORP./ NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A.'/ CARD MOUNTED INSIDE LID READS IN PART: 'WESTON D.C. MILLIVOLTMETER, MODEL 322, NO. 5466/ This instrument indicates millivolts at the terminal of the leads fur-/nished with the instrument./ Its indications are correct within 1/2 per cent of full scale value at any part of/ the scale at 25oC/.../ Standardized at Weston Laboratory, Newark, N.J., U.S.A./ Date April 20 1934/...'/ SCALE.5 TO 10 MILLIVOTS D.C./ BUTTONS: '10/ M.V./ 5/ M.V./ 2 M.V./ & EXT./ ELEM./ +'/ LABEL ON SIDE: 'D.C. MILLIVOLTS/ "WESTON" 0-10'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BOX STAINED & VARNISHED/ TOP PANEL BLACK/ SCALE WHITE WITH BLACK & RED PRINTING
Decoration: TOP PANEL HAS SERIES OF RAISED DOTS

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Weston Electrical Instrument Corp., Voltmeter, between 1930–1939, Artifact no. 1994.0231, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0231.001/

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