Whitney Switchboard Voltmeter, circa 1893

Artifact

Voltmeter

Date Made

circa 1893

Creators

Whitney Electrical Instrument Company 

Place of Creation

United States, New Hampshire, Penacook 

Canada, Quebec, Sherbrooke 

Creator Notes

Whitney Electrical Instrument Company had its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts with factories in Sherbrooke, NH and Sherbrooke, Quebec.

Keywords

Voltmeters 

Meters (Measuring devices) 

Electricity 

Electrical generation and distribution 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.1131

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Edison Pioneers.

Material

Metal
Glass (Material)
Wood (Plant material)

Color

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

Dimensions

Height: 3.625 in

Width: 9 in

Length: 8.5 in

Inscriptions

on readout: CONTINUOUS CURRENT/ VOLTMETER./ FOR VERTICAL POSITION./ WHITNEY ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO./ Boston, Mass., U.S.A./ NO. 1791/ PAT. MAY 10, 1893. on plate on end: PAT. MAY 16-1893/ 497,448/ 497,521/ 497,522