Bristol Recording Wattmeter, circa 1894

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Wattmeter

Date Made

circa 1894

Creator Notes

Interior workings made by the Seth Thomas Clock Company for the Bristol Company, Waterbury, Connecticut.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2016.0.1.40

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Copper alloy

Color

Copper (Color)
Gray (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 13.5 in
Width: 10 in
Length: 9 in

Inscriptions

on front: BRISTOL'S RECORDING WATT METER/ PAT SEP. 19, 1893 on metal tag on interior: BRISTOL'S RECORDING WATTMETER/ DIRECT CURRENT/ CHART 825/ SERIAL 269/ 150 K-W/ MAX AMPERES 1200/ MAX VOLTS 125 on copper alloy workings: MADE FOR The Bristol Co./ WATRBURY, CONN. BY SETH THOMAS/ 24 Hr/ MADE IN U.S.AMERICA hand-etched numbers inscribed to the proper right: 269/ 325/ 3237/ 3-2104/ 401
Bristol Recording Wattmeter, circa 1894