Whitney Switchboard Voltmeter, circa 1893
THF169239 / Whitney Switchboard Voltmeter, circa 1893
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Voltmeter
Date Made
circa 1893
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Whitney Electrical Instrument Company had its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts with factories in Sherbrooke, NH and Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.1980.1131
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Edison Pioneers.
Material
Metal
Glass (Material)
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Gold (Color)
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3.625 in
Width: 9 in
Length: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
on readout:
CONTINUOUS CURRENT/ VOLTMETER./ FOR VERTICAL POSITION./ WHITNEY ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO./ Boston, Mass., U.S.A./ NO. 1791/ PAT. MAY 10, 1893.
on plate on end:
PAT. MAY 16-1893/ 497,448/ 497,521/ 497,522
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