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Ammeter

Object number2007.167.487

Manufacturer Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (1886 - 1945)

OriginPittsburgh, PA

OriginPittsburg, PA

Mediummetal; glass; paper

Credit LineTransfer from George Westinghouse Museum Foundation

DescriptionCircular, black metal ammeter. Face features brown paper with black numbers ranging from 0 to 200 printed across the width of the paper. Metal hand attached to a metal circular device in the lower center section. Glass cover. Black text above and below circular device. Metal attachment along the bottom edge of the amp has two knobs, one with a minus sign and one with a positive sign etched above the knobs. Back features six screws and four bolts. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 11 × 9.5 × 5 in. (27.9 × 24.1 × 12.7 cm)
InscriptionsNumbers across scale are "0", "40", "80", "120", "160", "200".
Below this reads "AMPERES / D.C. AMMETER TYPE TL".
MarksAcross bottom of meter reads "WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MFG. CO. / PITTSBURG, PA., U.S.A. / STYLE No. 119184 "B" SERIAL No. 200323 / 483 MILLIVOLTS AT SHUNT EQUALS 200 ON SCALE.".
Historical NotesTransferred from the George Westinghouse Museum to the Heinz History Center when the museum closed in 2007.

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