Bergmann & Company Edison Chemical Meter, Used at the City Hotel, Sunbury, Pennsylvania, 1883
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Artifact Overview
To make money selling electricity, Thomas Edison had to know how much his customers used. This meter used electricity to plate zinc onto electrodes. By weighing the electrodes to see how much zinc had accumulated, Edison's company could calculate how much electricity was being used. This meter was used as part of Edison's first three-wire distribution system in Sunbury, Pennsylvania.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Meter (Measuring device)
Date Made
circa 1883
Subject Date
1883
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
30.1846.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Lead (Metal)
Glass (Material)
Color
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 11.25 in
Width: 8.25 in
Length: 4.125 in
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