Fort Wayne Wood Ammeter, 1895
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, companies that supplied electricity to consumers needed a variety of instruments to regulate and monitor electrical output. These instruments were vital to the operation of power stations and needed to be accurate and rugged. Ammeters--used to measure the current in a circuit--could be found on switchboards or connected to motors and generators.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, companies that supplied electricity to consumers needed a variety of instruments to regulate and monitor electrical output. These instruments were vital to the operation of power stations and needed to be accurate and rugged. Ammeters--used to measure the current in a circuit--could be found on switchboards or connected to motors and generators.
Artifact
Ammeter
Date Made
1895
Subject Date
02 December 1895
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.1980.813
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Edison Pioneers.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Gold (Color)
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Diameter: 11 in
Inscriptions
on front: FORT WAYNE ELECTRIC CORP'N/ FORT WAYNE, IND./ "WOOD" AM-METER/ NO. 1307/ PAT'D. OCT. 8, 1889...MAY 22, 1894/ AMPERES on label on back: [...] "WOOD" AMMETER/ NO. 1307/ Manufactured at the FORT WAYNE ELECTRIC CORPORA-/TION'S LABORATORY, Fort Wayne, Ind./ Date Dec.-2-'95/ by E. J. King/ [...]/ Thos. Duncan
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