Antique Westinghouse Electric & Mfg Co Kilo Watthour Meter Sculpture On Stand

Description

Early 20th century Westinghouse watt-hour meter, mounted for display. Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh, PA, USA - Serial No 2374439 - 100-200 Volts - 5 Amperes - 60 Cycles - Style No 161377D - Watt-hour Meter - Single Phase - 3 Wire - Type OA. Dial frame marked R-2400. Reverse marked 42836B. Iron case, white-painted brass dials, glass cover, mounted on a black-painted wood base.

"Watt-hour meter - a device that measures and records over time the electric power flowing through a circuit. Although there are several different types of watt-hour meters, each consists essentially of a small electric motor and a counter. A precise fraction of the current flowing in the circuit is diverted to operate the motor. The speed at which the motor turns is proportional to the current in the circuit, and, therefore, each revolution of the motor’s rotor corresponds to a given amount of current flowing through the circuit. The counter is connected to the rotor and adds and displays the amount of power the circuit has carried based on the number of revolutions of the rotor. The counter is usually marked in kilowatt-hours (1,000 watt-hours)." (Source: Britannica)

"The Westinghouse Electric Corporation was an American manufacturing company founded in 1886 by George Westinghouse and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was originally named "Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company" and was renamed "Westinghouse Electric Corporation" in 1945. Through the early and mid-20th century, Westinghouse Electric was a powerhouse in heavy industry, electrical production and distribution, consumer electronics, home appliances, and a wide variety of other products. They were a major supplier of generators and steam turbines for most of their history and were also a major player in the field of nuclear power, starting with the Westinghouse Atom Smasher in 1937. A series of downturns and management missteps in the 1970s and 80s, combined with large cash balances, led the company to enter the financial services business. Their focus was on mortgages, which suffered significant losses in the late 1980s. In 1992, they announced a major restructuring and the liquidation of their credit operations. In 1995, in a major change of direction, the company acquired the CBS television network and renamed itself CBS Corporation. Most of its remaining industrial businesses were sold off at this time. CBS Corp was acquired by Viacom in 1999, a merger completed in April 2000. The CBS Corporation name was later reused for one of the two companies resulting from the split of Viacom in 2005. One of the few remaining original lines of business to survive this process was the nuclear power division, which was sold to BNFL in 1999 and re-formed as Westinghouse Electric Company. The Westinghouse trademarks are owned by Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and were previously part of Westinghouse Licensing Corporation." (Source: Wikipedia)

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear/some rust

Dimensions

7" x 5" x 9.75" (Width x Depth x Height)