amplifier ammeter voltmeter
Dateearly 20th-mid 20th Century
Inventory NumberRS0156
ClassificationAmplifier
Subject
Maker
Western Electric Company
1869 - 1995
Cultural Region
Dimensions49 x 86.3 x 39.8 cm (19 5/16 x 34 x 15 11/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionA Western Electric-Cruft amplifier, ammeter, voltmeter mounted inside a wooden frame with bakelite front/knobs.
Signedetched and white filled on front panel: AMPLIFIER-AMMETER-VOLTMETER / NEW ENGLAND TEL. & TEL. CO.
on face of circular meter: WESTON AMMETER / WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO., NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A. / MODEL 301 NO. 209084
plate on side: PROPERTY OF NEW ENGLAND TEL. & TEL. CO. / TOOL TAG / NUMBER 315 / METROPOLITAN DIVISION
plate on 2 sockets inside: 100 A / Western Electric / MADE IN U.S.A. / 1 2 3 4
plate on 2 sockets inside: 100 A / Western Electric / PAT. APPLIED FOR / 1 2 3 4
painted on transformers inside: Western Electric / MADE IN U.S.A.
Plate on side: PROPERTY OF NEW ENGLAND TEL. & TEL. CO. / TOOL TAG / NO. 315 / METROPOLITAN DIVISION
Inscribedetched on socket inside: PAT. IN U.S.A. DEC. 23, 1919
Historical AttributesCruft
Western Electric Company
Date: early 20th Century
Object number: RS0146
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Date: 1890-1930
Object number: RS0517
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Date: early 20th Century
Object number: RS0157
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Date: early 20th Century
Object number: RS0139
