Antique electric meter

[MagicMo]

Hi,
I can't find any info about this meter, I'm wondering if anyone here knows. It came from a Downtown Chicago building. It weighs a lot, maybe 75 pounds.
I was thinking someone here would know.
Thanks
Mo

[rdelius]

Very nice. A close up of the name plate would be helpfull.I have seen want ads for these

[MagicMo]

Very nice. A close up of the name plate would be helpfull.I have seen want ads for these

[sebbel]

That's like 16 kinds of awesome!

[dsk]

Now you may keep better control with your power consumption 

Really great. I guess its working too.

dsk

[AE40FAN]

That is so cool!  Mo, do you own it?

[Russ Kirk]

That is so cool!  Mo, do you own it?

And a nice display case too!

[MagicMo]

That is so cool!  Mo, do you own it?

Yes, it's mine.

[MagicMo]

That is so cool!  Mo, do you own it?

And a nice display case too!

It is nice, but it is not a display case,  it is a glazed, glass sealed (not hermitically, but close to it) enclosure so no dirt, dust or moisture gets in to the "inner workings" of it. It is original to the meter and was installed like this. I thought it was a display myself.
Thanks
Mo

[Russ Kirk]

That is so cool!  Mo, do you own it?

And a nice display case too!

It is nice, but it is not a display case,  it is a glazed, glass sealed (not hermitically, but close to it) enclosure so no dirt, dust or moisture gets in to the "inner workings" of it. It is original to the meter and was installed like this. I thought it was a display myself.
Thanks
Mo

WOW,  all original! That makes it even better!

[rdelius]

Since it is GE it was made after the Merger of Thompson-Houston and Edison General Electric which merged in the early-mid 1890s

[G-Man]

Possibly a Type CS or similar switchboard* meter circa 1910/1930. 

Large amperage, perhaps used for DC elevator service.

Only a guess at this point!

Possibly of considerable value.

*(electrical)

[TelePlay]

That is so cool!  Mo, do you own it?

Yes, it's mine.

Here comes a new strain? METERITIS!

[G-Man]

OK, I just downloaded the photo so I could enlarge the nameplate.

It is a CS-type meter and if I am reading it correctly, it is rated at 1200 amperes@ 215 volts.

I am unable to clearly read the other numbers.

The above seems to support my earlier suppositions.

[G-Man]

Over a year ago, a Thomson Recording Wattmeter sold on eBay for $973.00.
With the provenance included, yours may sell for even more.

Thomson Type CS DC Switchboard meter
1904 to 1930's

With the introduction of the C series DC meters, the CS was included as the low- to medium-capacity (up to 1500 amps) switchboard model. This meter uses two oppositely wound armatures and field coils, and the disk and brake magnets are enclosed inside an iron case to protect the meter against effects from stray fields coming from the DC busses that fed the meter.