Meter, demand watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: SINGLE PHASE/INDICATING/2 WIRE
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0263.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: IM-16
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 654050
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON BASE AND CASE/ GLASS COVER/ VARIOUS KINDS OF METAL WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.0 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 13.0 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: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1940S AND 1950S
Canada: MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THIS ONE WAS KEPT AT THE STANDARDS BRANCH IN OTTAWA 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 A PERIOD OF 15 MINUTES IN KILOWATTS, AND TO MEASURE THE ENERGY CONSUMED IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT IN KILOWATT HOURS.
Technical: IN ORDER TO FAIRLY CHARGE CONSUMERS OF ELECTRICITY THE MAXIMUM DEMAND USED BY A CONSUMER IS FACTORED INTO THEIRCHARGES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'TYPE IM-16 SINGLE PHASE WATTHOUR DEMAND METER/ AMP. 10 VOLTS 110 WIRE 2/ CYCLES 60 Kh 1.2 CESA [LOGO]/ MIN. INT. 15 CGE[LOGO] PAT.1922-23-34-26-27/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA/ 654050'/ ON DIAL PLATE: 'SINGLE PHASE N.P. 23393/ KILOWATT HOURS/ [4 DIALS FROM 0 TO 9]/ MOLDED IN CASE: 'LINE LOAD'/ HAND PAINTED ON SIDES: '150' [3 TIMES]/ DYNOTAPE: 'S 1'/ MOLDED IN MAGNETS: 'HW'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CASE PAINTED GLOSS BLACK/ DIAL PLATE WHITE WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Meter, demand watt-hour, before 1944, Artifact no. 1997.0263, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0263.001/

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