"Meter-Ice" Coin Operated Refrigerator Meter, 1935-1945
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Meter (Measuring device)
Date Made
1935-1945
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by International Register Co. of Chicago, Illinois, for Domestic Engineering Co. of Dayton, Ohio
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.1845.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
White (Color)
Gray (Color)
Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 5.25 in
Length: 3.5 in
Inscriptions
on plate on front:
METER-ICE / TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / 115 VOLTS 60 CYCLES HOURS 1/3 H.P. CAPACITY / TYPE M / SERIAL NO. 131019 / U.S. PATENT 1[?]36844 / MADE AND GUARANTEED BY / INTERNATIONAL REGISTER CO. / 15 S. THROOP ST. CHICAGO, ILL U.S.A. / FOR / THE DOMESTIC ENGINEERING CO. / DAYTON, OHIO / SOLD EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE WITH REFRIGERATORS / MADE BY GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES
on card inside meter:
TO INSTALL THE M7 METER / Locate the meter so that quarters [...] / TO OPERATE / Do not attempt to set or adjust the meter. As shipped from the factory the in- / dicator points to the center of the [...] / INTERNATIONAL REGISTER COMPANY / 15 South Throop Street Printed in U.S.A. Chicago, Illinois
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