H. Aron Meter, Used by the Budapest General Electric Company, 1899
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Hermann Aron, a German physicist and lecturer-turned-manufacturer, developed a pendulum watt-hour meter in the 1880s for companies that supplied electricity to consumers in Europe's growing urban areas. Swinging pendulums turned hands on dials that accurately registered how much electricity customers used--so companies could charge appropriate rates. Aron's pendulum meters remained practical until less expensive motor meters became standard.
Hermann Aron, a German physicist and lecturer-turned-manufacturer, developed a pendulum watt-hour meter in the 1880s for companies that supplied electricity to consumers in Europe's growing urban areas. Swinging pendulums turned hands on dials that accurately registered how much electricity customers used--so companies could charge appropriate rates. Aron's pendulum meters remained practical until less expensive motor meters became standard.
Artifact
Meter (Measuring device)
Date Made
1899
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.1980.1599
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Edison Pioneers.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)
Metal
Brass (Alloy)
Color
Brown
Gold (Color)
Yellow
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 8.5 in
Length: 5.625 in
Inscriptions
stamped on lower part of brass frame: 898 on plate on front of meter: NO. 898 110 VOLT/ H. ARON WIEN.
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