Voltmeter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DYNAMOMETER/AC/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1937
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0117.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Elliott Bros. (London) Ltd.
- MODEL
- P.P.
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- A12737
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOODEN CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ METAL TOP PANEL/ GLASS DIAL COVER/ PAPER LABEL INSIDE LID WITH SYNTHETIC COVER/ SYNTHETIC FEET/ LEATHER HANDLE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 23.5 cm
- Width
- 19.5 cm
- Height
- 21.2 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
- Elliott
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Manitoba
- Period
- THIS ONE PROBABLY FROM THE 1930S TO THE 1960S
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF INSTRUMENT USED BY THE INSPECTION SERVICES IN CANADA - Function
-
USED TO MEASURE THE MAGNITUDE OF ELECTRIC POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE. THIS ONE IS USED FOR AC MEASUREMENT. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFG'S PLATE: 'ELLIOTT/ VOLTMETER/ TYPE.P.P./ ELLIOTT BROTHERS (LONDON) LTD.'/ ON SCALE PLATE: 'VOLTS/ ELLIOTT/ No. A12737/ A.C./ O [TO] 150'/ BELOW KNOBS: 'V+ 150 300 600'/ CHART IN LID: 'Portable Precision Voltmeter No. A12434/ (DYNAMOMETER TYPE, P.I.)/[CHART] RANGE/ RESISTANCE AT/ 68 DEG. FAH./ VOLTS=READING/ MULTIPLIED BY/ 150/ 3101/ 1/ 300/ 6204/ 2/ 600/ 12400/ 4'/ The instrument is correct at 68 [degree] Fah. and if properly used/ its readings may be relied upon to within B.S. Sub-standard/ See Diagram of Connections No./ Date 30th January 1937'/ PLATE ON BACK: 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ E. & G. INSPECTION *
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- WOOD STAINED AND VARNISHED/ BLACK TOP PANEL AND KNOBS/ WHTIE DIAL PLATE WITH BLACK PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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Elliott Bros. (London) Ltd., Voltmeter, circa 1937, Artifact no. 1997.0117, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0117.001/
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