Norton power station oltmeter

Description (Brief):

Serial number 3051. Marked: "Norton Voltmeter / No. 3051 / Kohler Brothers, Western Agents / Chicago, Illinois." In brass case and on brass mounting plate. Non-linear scale. Unit was made by Norton Electrical Instrument Co. (Manchester, Conn) and marketed by Kohler Bros. as Chicago agents. (G. A. Edward Kohler and Franklin W. Kohler).

Date Made: ca 1900

See more items in: Work and Industry: Electricity

Exhibition: Lighting a Revolution

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: from Eleanor Parke Custis

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: EM.314968Catalog Number: 314968Accession Number: 213038

Object Name: Volt MetervoltmeterOther Terms: Volt Meter; Measuring Devices

Measurements: overall: 6 3/4 in x 3 1/4 in; 17.145 cm x 8.255 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-74ea-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_703348

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