Old electric meter box!

diggingthe1

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Old meters are pretty collectable. My buddy called me and told me this was in the dumpster and was too heavy for him to lift. I hauled it home! It looks like everything is there. I love the red lights. Should I take it apart and eBay the pieces, or leave it together for someone to restore? I'm having trouble finding a simular meters. This one is a westinghouse OB, but it is rectangular. Sure makes a great conversation piece. The lamps people make from these are pretty cool. Thanks for looking! 1012170721.jpg 1012170722.jpg 1012170723a.jpg 1012170723b.jpg
 

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Indigo Knight

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Great find! I'd have pulled that out of the dumpster, too. Are those face plates brass? And I like the bits of old schematic.

My vote is to keep it intact. I would try selling it at a show or high-end flea market. If that doesn't work, you can always piece it out to sell online.
 

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The tamper bar through the wingnuts is hilarious.

Those red jeweled indicator lights are awesome.

Travel back a few decades or so and think of Nicola Tesla.

Nice save!
 

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diggingthe1

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Thanks for the posts! I am not sure if the face plates are brass or not but I love the style of writing on them. I like your idea of keeping it together Indigo, maybe I will try craigslist or facebook to sell it whole. It should stay together. Looking online the lamps they make with the meters are pretty cool. It would have been a shame for it to go to the dump. It is beastly heavy. Thanks again!
 

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Very cool. Saving history is awesome and I'd keep it together as a unit for sale. Thanks for the look!
 

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The OB meter is 115V so you could clean it up and mount on a board and make a table lamp. The disk will turn when the light is on.
 

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I tried to sell it as one piece, it never sold. I ripped it apart and sold the meters on eBay. $175, not bad for a dumpster find. I thought about making one of those lamps, maybe next time.
 

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Very nice recovery...I would have had hailed that board out for salvage! :icon_thumleft:
 

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