Demand Indicator [Reason]

Object detail

Accession number

2011.136.2

Maker

The Reason Manufacturing Company
Allum Electrical Company Limited

Production period

1950s

Description

A cast iron gauge with a scale behind glass that indicates the maximum current in Amperes. Gauge is a long rectangular shape, one end is thicker than the other. The gauge hinges from the bottom and opens at the top. Inside are two cylindrical class tubes, situated next to each other at the top end, they feed into the current scale.

Marks

Wrights Patent/ Demand Indicator/ Reason MFG Co. Ltd/ Brighton Embossed
This scale indicated the maximum current used in amperes Printed

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Steel
Processed Material/Glass

Credit Line

The Reason Manufacturing Company et al. Demand Indicator [Reason], 2011.136.2. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Instrument, Electrical Meter, Electric Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology Electrical & Magnetic T&E Electrical & Magnetic Measurement Devices

Production place

Brighton East Sussex England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Electrical Industrial Heritage Technology

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