Diamond Electric Company Scheeffer Recording Wattmeter, 1894-1898
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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
Meter (Measuring device)
Date Made
1894-1898
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
28.469.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 9.5 in
Length: 7.125 in
Inscriptions
on readout:
SCHEEFFER RECORDING METER/ MANUFACTURED BY DIAMOND ELECTRIC CO/ PEORIA ILLS.
on plate:
SCHEEFFER RECORDING METER/ DIRECT CURRENT/ PATENTS APPLIED FOR/ VOLTS 100 AMPERES 2 1/2/ NO 223
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