Diamond Meter Company Scheeffer Type E Wattmeter, 1900-1905
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Artifact Overview
In the late 1800s, companies that supplied electricity to consumers needed a way to measure how much customers used--and then charge them accordingly. Gustave A. Scheeffer designed various types of meters for the Diamond Meter Company. The company, headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, however did not last long, dissolving about 1905.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Wattmeter
Date Made
1900-1905
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by G. A. Scheeffer and manufactured by the Diamond Meter Company, Peoria, Illinois.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
43.141.59
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Consumers Power Company.
Material
Metal
Glass (Material)
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 7.25 in
Length: 6 in
Inscriptions
on plate:
SCHEEFFER RECORDING WATT METER/ PAT'D APR. 4, 99/ FEB. 13, 00./ SEP. 25, 00./ METER NO. 29738 TYPE E./ DIAMOND METER CO./ PEORIA, ILL. U.S.A.
on readout:
WATT HOURS/ VOLTS 100-110/ AMP'S 10/ ALT'S 7200
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