Coin Slot Meter [Ferranti]
Maker and role
Ferranti Ltd., Manufacturer
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Object detail
Accession number
2011.124
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Production period
Description
A Type FH 1/- D coin operated DC meter. Before the introduction of Alternating Current (AC) power these coin slot meters were used in boarding houses, public halls, and in some domestic homes. They were often mounted on a wall just inside the front door. A pre-decimal shilling coin (10 cents) was inserted into the slot at the top right. The key below the slot was turned clockwise to activate the meter. This would allow a shillings worth of electricity to be used. One Shilling would buy 10 kilo watt hours (kWh). The meter automatically recorded each coin deposited and the power board would collect the accumulated coins each month. Payment was commonly referred to as ‘feeding the meter’.
Marks
Insert Shilling / Turn Handle Slowly
Ferranti Ltd./ Hollinwood England/ Direct Current Meter/ No. 2596054 Type F.H./20 AMPS 230 VOLTS Label
Kilowatt-Hours Printed
Ferranti Ltd./ Hollinwood England/ Direct Current Meter/ No. 2596054 Type F.H./20 AMPS 230 VOLTS Label
Kilowatt-Hours Printed
Ferranti Ltd./ Hollinwood England/ Direct Current Meter/ No. 2596054 Type F.H./20 AMPS 230 VOLTS Label
Kilowatt-Hours Printed
Ferranti Ltd./ Hollinwood England/ Direct Current Meter/ No. 2596054 Type F.H./20 AMPS 230 VOLTS Label
Kilowatt-Hours Printed
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Ferranti Ltd.. Coin Slot Meter [Ferranti], 2011.124. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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