Fort Wayne Prepayment Meter, circa 1905

Artifact

Meter (Measuring device)

Date Made

circa 1905

Creators

Fort Wayne Electric Works 

Place of Creation

United States, Indiana, Fort Wayne 

Keywords

Meters (Measuring devices) 

Electricity 

Wattmeters 

Electrical generation and distribution 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2016.0.1.93

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal

Color

Black (Color)
Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 7.25 in

Width: 4.75 in

Length: 4.875 in

Inscriptions

on face: COINS TO YOUR CREDIT/ PREPAYMENT METER on knob: INSERT QUARTER AND TURN KNOB TO RIGHT on front: FORT WAYNE/ ELECTRIC WORKS/ FORT WAYNE, IND./ METER/ LAMPS