Lincoln Meter Co. Ltd.
Title
Lincoln Meter Co. Ltd.
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Type
Company
Begin Date
1920-01-01
End Date
1930-01-01
Location
72–74 Stafford Street, Toronto, ON (1923)
Product Areas
Electrical (Meters)
Activities
Designing
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1915 – Paul M. Lincoln, then working for Westinghouse, develops a “demand meter entirely different in principle from any other then used.” (Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years, 89)
- 1915, Sept. – Paul Lincoln leaves Westinghouse to develop his demand meter. (Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years, 90)
- 1920 –The Lincoln Meter Co. Ltd. is founded in Toronto by Paul M. Lincoln. (Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years, 91)
- 1922 – A patent is granted to Louis A. Paine of the Lincoln Company Ltd. in Toronto, ON, for an invention “to provide an instrument which by means of a simple change of wiring connections may be utilized to measure either watts or volt amperes.” (“Electrical measuring instrument”)
- 1923, July – Located in Toronto at 72–74 Stafford Street, Toronto, Canada, advertising the Lincoln Maximum Demand Meter, known as the Lincoln-Sangamo Meter. (Electrical News (July 1923), 6–7)
- 1924 – Collaborating with Sangamo Canadian plant, selling Lincoln-Sangamo Meters. (Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years, 91)
- 1930 – Lincoln Meter Co. is acquired by Sangamo Company Ltd. Canada; Mr. Lincoln becomes director of joint company. Lincoln plant on Stafford Street continued to be used to produce Lincoln meters. (Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years, 92)
- 1934 – Mr. Lincoln “dispose[s] of his interest in the U.S. Lincoln Company…”; Lincoln is Director of the Department of Electrical Engineering. (Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years, 93)
- 1915, Sept. – Paul Lincoln leaves Westinghouse to develop his demand meter. (Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years, 90)
- 1920 –The Lincoln Meter Co. Ltd. is founded in Toronto by Paul M. Lincoln. (Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years, 91)
- 1922 – A patent is granted to Louis A. Paine of the Lincoln Company Ltd. in Toronto, ON, for an invention “to provide an instrument which by means of a simple change of wiring connections may be utilized to measure either watts or volt amperes.” (“Electrical measuring instrument”)
- 1923, July – Located in Toronto at 72–74 Stafford Street, Toronto, Canada, advertising the Lincoln Maximum Demand Meter, known as the Lincoln-Sangamo Meter. (Electrical News (July 1923), 6–7)
- 1924 – Collaborating with Sangamo Canadian plant, selling Lincoln-Sangamo Meters. (Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years, 91)
- 1930 – Lincoln Meter Co. is acquired by Sangamo Company Ltd. Canada; Mr. Lincoln becomes director of joint company. Lincoln plant on Stafford Street continued to be used to produce Lincoln meters. (Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years, 92)
- 1934 – Mr. Lincoln “dispose[s] of his interest in the U.S. Lincoln Company…”; Lincoln is Director of the Department of Electrical Engineering. (Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years, 93)
Sources
Letter from Director, Department of Trade and Commerce and Electrical and Gas Standards Laboratories (Canada) to District Inspectors of Electricity & Gas (Canada), May 27, 1931 (http://www.ic.gc.ca/pics/lm/electric/nrc/0018.pdf)
“How Could You Tell Time by THIS Clock?” Electrical News (B.C. Number) (July 1923): 6 (https://ia902209.us.archive.org/23/items/electricalnews1923/electricalnews1923.pdf)
Paine, Louis A. “Electrical measuring instrument” (patent) Granted March 8, 1927 (https://patents.google.com/patent/US1620126)
Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years (1949) (https://archive.org/details/sangamohistoryof00lanp/page/n9/mode/2up?view=theater): 89–93
“How Could You Tell Time by THIS Clock?” Electrical News (B.C. Number) (July 1923): 6 (https://ia902209.us.archive.org/23/items/electricalnews1923/electricalnews1923.pdf)
Paine, Louis A. “Electrical measuring instrument” (patent) Granted March 8, 1927 (https://patents.google.com/patent/US1620126)
Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years (1949) (https://archive.org/details/sangamohistoryof00lanp/page/n9/mode/2up?view=theater): 89–93
| Image | Name | Function |
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Converter, thermal | USED TO CONVERT A.C. KILOWATT INPUT INTO D.C. MILLIVOLT OUTPUT, ... |
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Meter, demand | USED TO MEASURE & RECORD THE DEMAND OF POWER IN ... |
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Meter, demand | USED TO INDICATE THE MAXIMUM ELECTRICAL LOAD ON A CIRCUIT ... |
Collection
Citation
“Lincoln Meter Co. Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed January 30, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2268.
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