Whitney S.K.C. System Voltmeter, circa 1899

Artifact

Voltmeter

Date Made

circa 1899

Creators

Whitney Electrical Instrument Company 

Place of Creation

United States, New Hampshire, Penacook 

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

30.1615.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of E. A. Perkins.

Material

Metal
Glass (Material)

Color

Gold (Color)
White (Color)
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in

Width: 13 in

Length: 3 in

Inscriptions

on face: ALTERNATING CURRENT/ VOLTMETER/ MADE FOR/ Stanley Electric Manufacturing Co.'s/ S.K.C. System/ No. 5312/ Whitney Electrical Instrument Co./ PENACOOK, N H. and SHERBROOKE, P. Q., Canada./ Pat. May 16, 1893./ Pat. Jan. 15, 1895.

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