Westinghouse Type B Prepayment Wattmeter, 1909-1910
THF168284 / Westinghouse Type B Prepayment Wattmeter, 1909-1910
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Wattmeter
Date Made
1909-1910
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
43.141.14
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Consumers Power Company.
Material
Metal
Glass (Material)
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 13 in
Width: 6.25 in
Length: 7.5 in
Inscriptions
on face:
SINGLE PHASE/ PREPAYMENT WATTMETER
on plate at bottom:
Use twenty-Five Cent Pieces (Quarters) Only./ Smaller coins will pass through the meter without being recorded./ The amount of current being paid for at any time is indicated by the position of the large pointer or coin indicator. One or more quarters up to ten may be used. Coin should not be inserted when the indicator is at the full position. When the indicator returns to the zero position the current is cut off./ PATENTED/ OCT.. 22 '96/[...] AUG. 3 '09/ WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MFG. CO./ PITTSBURG [sic}, PA., U.S.A./ 425
on readout:
QUARTERS/ 5 AMPS. 10 VOLTS/ ONE DIVISION OF 1S DIAL = 1 KILOWATT HOUR
on plate on side:
5 Amps. 100 Volts 60 Cycles/ Style No. 33589/ Serial No. 948927/ PATENTED JAN. 1 '95/[...]/ AUG. 3 '09
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