Meter, demand

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OBJECT TYPE: INDICATING
DATE: 1916
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0257.001

MANUFACTURER: LINCOLN METER CO. LTD.
MODEL: R.H.
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 2122
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON CASE/ GLASS COVER/ METAL TOP PLATE

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 21.5 cm
Height: 17.0 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: LINCOLN
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THIS ONE WAS KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE AS PART OF ITS LEGAL OBLIGATION TO TEST AND MAINTAIN EXAMPLES OF METERS SOLD COMMERCIALLY IN CANADA
Function: USED TO INDICATE THE MAXIMUM ELECTRICAL LOAD ON A CIRCUIT AVERAGED OVER TEN MINUTES.
Technical: IN ORDER TO FAIRLY CHARGE CONSUMERS OF ELECTRICITY THE DEMAND REQUIRED BY A CONSUMER OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WAS FACTORED INTO THEIR CHARGES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON MFG'S PLATE: 'DEMAND METER/ NO. 2122 25.60/ AMPS. 5 P W / VOLTS. 100'/PRINTED ON TOP PANEL: '[SCALE 0 TO 1000 IN 200S]/ TO OBTAIN WATTS, MULTIPY/ SCALE READING BY/ DEMAND WATT METER/ TIME INTERVAL 10 MINUTES/ TYPE R.H./ THE LINCOLN METER CO., LIMITED/ TORONTO CANADA/ LINCOLN PATENTS/ PATENTED 1915 1916/ CURRENT/ TRANSFORMERS/ POTENTIAL/ TRANSFORMERS'/ DYNOTAPE: 'S 73'/ INSTRUCTION SHEET AFFIXED TO BACK INCLUDES: 'BY ALTERATION OF DIAL MARKINGS THIS METER MEAY BE USED ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CIRCUITS/ 3 PHASE/ [3 DIAGRAMS]/ Single Phase/ [3 DIAGRAMS]'/ HAND PAINTED 3 TIMES: '083'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CASE PAINTED GLOSS BLACK/ SIDE OF COVER PAINTED GLOSS BLACK/ PLATE BLACK WITH WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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LINCOLN METER CO. LTD., Meter, demand, after 1916, Artifact no. 1997.0257, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0257.001/

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