Westinghouse Shallenberger Ampere-hour Meter, 1890-1897
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Oliver B. Shallenberger, chief electrician at Westinghouse, invented the first successful AC ampere-hour meter in 1888. This meter measures the flow of electric current through a circuit. Early meters like this helped companies that supplied electricity to customers monitor usage and charge appropriate rates. Shallenberger's meter also paved the way for the acceptance of AC power distribution.
Oliver B. Shallenberger, chief electrician at Westinghouse, invented the first successful AC ampere-hour meter in 1888. This meter measures the flow of electric current through a circuit. Early meters like this helped companies that supplied electricity to customers monitor usage and charge appropriate rates. Shallenberger's meter also paved the way for the acceptance of AC power distribution.
Artifact
Meter (Measuring device)
Date Made
1890-1897
Creators
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Place of Creation
United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Creator Notes
Manufactured by Westinghouse Electric Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, using the patents of O. B. (Oliver Blackburn) Shallenberger.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.1333.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company.
Material
Metal
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Inscriptions
on readout: [missing]INGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MFG. CO./ [missing]TSBURGH, PA. U.S.A./ S[missing]berger meter/ 10 AMPERES/NO. 84259/ PATENTED./ AUG. 14 '88/ JAN. 14, '90/ MAR. 25 '90./ APR. 22 '90
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