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wood A.C. ammeter
wood A.C. ammeter

wood A.C. ammeter

Date1889-1898
Inventory Number0212
ClassificationAmmeter
Subject
    Maker Fort Wayne Electric Company 1881 - 1898
    Cultural Region
      Place of Origin
        Dimensions7.5 × 19 × 21.4 cm (2 15/16 × 7 1/2 × 8 7/16 in.)
        Material
          DescriptionAlternate current ammeter consisting of a small coil of heavy wire wound on a laminated core and arranged to repulse a small bar magnet carrying a pointer, and a short-circuiting switch. The scale runs from 0 - 14 amperes, and the instrument is mounted on a rectangular wooden board. A glass cover is now missing. There are directions for use on the bottom of the base.
          Signedon dial: FORT WAYNE ELECTRIC COMPANY / FORT WAYNE, IND.
          Inscribeddial marked: N°. 526 / PATD OCT. 8. 1889 base numbered: 526 base near lever marked: ON OFF
          FunctionMeasurement of alternating electric currents.
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