Edison General Electric 2000 amp ammeter
date: label: date made
content: ca 1890
name: label: maker
content: Edison General Electric Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This ammeter consists of an instrument mounted on a wood and metal base with a wooden, glass-top case. Marked: "Amperes / Edison General Electric Company Patented Schenectady Works". Range 2000 amperes. It incorporates a gravity-controlled, soft iron movement operated by a single turn conductor carrying the entire current.
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
label: Exhibition
content: Lighting a Revolution
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Weston Electrical Instrument Corp., thru John H. Miller
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.313286
label: catalog number
content: 313286
label: accession number
content: 181342
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ammeter
label: Other Terms
content: Ammeter; Measuring Devices
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/2 in x 19 in x 14 in; 13.97 cm x 48.26 cm x 35.56 cm