General Information

Serial #

18 062 514

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINUM CASE AND LID/ BAKELITE TOP PANEL AND KNOBS/ GLASS DIAL COVER/ METAL WORKING PARTS INCLUDING SILVER CONTACT BUTTONS AND COPPER COILS [REF 1]

Dimensions

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

Length

20.0 cm

Width

15.0 cm

Height

20.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Electricity

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Sangamo

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Springfield

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

Period

THIS ONE USED FROM THE 1950S TO 1970S AS PER CALIBRATION CERTIFICATES IN S.I. FILE

Canada

SAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED IN REGIONAL OFFICES FOR THE MAINTAINENCE OF STANDARDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

Function

USED AS A STANDARD IN CHECKING SERVICE TYPE ALTERNATING CURRENT METERS. [REF 2]

Technical

HAS FIVE CURRENT RANGES FOR 1, 5, 10, 25, AND 50 AMPERES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

FRONT PLATES: 'ROTATING STANDARD/ VOLTS 120/240 TYPE J5 60 CYCLES/ AMPS. 1-5-10-25-50/ NO. 18 082 514 BASIC Kh 1/3/ 5A - 120V/ SANGAMO ELECTRIC COMPANY/ SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS U.S.A.''DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. [?]ERCE/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO. E811'/ DYNOTAPE: 'WINNIPEG' [2 TIMES]/'811'/ MOLDED IN LID: 'SANGAMO'/ PRINTED ON SCALE: 'DISK/ REVOLUTIONS/ SANGAMO/ 0 [TO].9/ [2 SMALLER CIRCLES] 100 [&] 10 [DIVIDED FROM] 0 [TO] 9'/ HANDWRITTEN ON DIAL FACE: '10/53'/ DESIGNATIONS AROUND KNOBS: '+/-' '+/-' '120''240' '1 5 10 25 50'/ STICKER ON FRONT: 'DO NOT REMOVE/ Holding unit/ 205B/ E.D.R./ 64143/ [ALSO IN FRENCH]

Missing

STRAP FOR HANDLE From CA of 11/20/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete

Finish

OUTSIDE OF CASE TEXTURED BLACK PAINT/ TOP PANEL BLACK

Decoration

N/A