General Information

Serial #

116847

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ LEATHER HANDLE/ METAL AND SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ PAPER LABEL INSIDE LID/ METAL PLATES

Dimensions

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

Length

19.5 cm

Width

10.5 cm

Height

23.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Electricity & electronics

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Westinghouse

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Pittsburgh

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY EARLY PART OF 20THC UP TO THE 1930S

Canada

TYPE SAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED BY THE DEPT. OF TRADE & COMMERCE IN CANADA

Function

USED TO CHANGE THE ELECTRICAL ENERGY BY EITHER INCREASING OR DECREASING THE CURRENT.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFG'S PLATE: 'WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MFG. CO./ PITTSBURG, PA. U.S.A./ SERIES TRANSFORMER/ RATIO: 100,50 OR 25 TO 5 AMPERES/ STYLE NO. 35581 NAME PLATE 373'/ PLATE ON FRONT: 'DOMINIONOF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ E.& G. INSPECTION SERVICES/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO. E218'/ TOP OF FRONT: '116847'/ LABEL INSIDE LID READS IN PART: 'Instruction Series No. 99/ Portable Series Transformer/ STYLE NO. 35591 SERIAL NO. 116847/ [DIAGRAM]/ For 25 Amperes Primary, plug I-F-G-H-A/ "50 " " " I-F-C-K-H-A/ "100 " " " A-B-C-D-I-J-K-L/ Tested 4/6/1909/ WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MANUFACTURING COMPANY/ PITTSBURG, PA./ NEWARK WORKS, NEWARK, N.J.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

CASE STAINED AND VARNISHED/ BROWN LEATHER HANDLE/ BLACK TOP PANEL/ METAL KNOBS PAINTED A COPPER COLOUR

Decoration

N/A