Fort Wayne Type K-3 Wattmeter, 1909-1915
THF163976 / Fort Wayne Type K-3 Wattmeter, 1909-1915
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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. Inventive electrical engineers developed various methods to measure electric power. Induction meters that employed magnetic fields to rotate a disc or cylinder to register energy usage would become the standard. Continued improvements made these wattmeters more compact and reliable.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Wattmeter
Date Made
1909-1915
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2016.0.1.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Glass (Material)
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 6.5 in
Length: 6.5 in
Inscriptions
on plate:
TYPE-K3-INDUCTION WATTHOUR METER/ PATENTED APRIL 2, 1901./ AMPS 5 VOLTS 2-110/ FORM S B B / CYCLES 60/ NO 596492/ FORT WAYNE ELECTRIC WORKS/ FORT WAYNE, IND. U.S.A.
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