Whitney S.K.C. System Ammeter, circa 1899
THF167062 / Whitney S.K.C. System Ammeter, circa 1899
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Artifact Overview
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, companies that supplied electricity to consumers needed a variety of instruments to regulate and monitor electrical output. These instruments were vital to the operation of power stations and needed to be accurate and rugged. Ammeters--used to measure the current in a circuit--could be found on switchboards or connected to motors and generators.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Ammeter
Date Made
circa 1899
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by the Whitney Electrical Instrument Company, Penacook, New Hampshire and Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, for the Stanley Electric Manufacturing Company, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
30.1615.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of E. A. Perkins.
Material
Metal
Glass (Material)
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in
Width: 12 in
Length: 7.5 in
Inscriptions
on face:
ALTERNATING CURRENT AMMETER./ MADE FOR/ Stanley Electric Manufacturing Co.'s S.K.C. SYSTEM./ NO. 8230/ Whitney Electrical Instrument Co./ PENACOOK, N.H. and SHERBROOKE, QUE./ PAT. MAY 16, 1893./ PAT. JAN. 15, 1895.
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