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A remarkable conversation piece from the formative years of residential electricity, this Westinghouse electric meter has been professionally restored and transformed into a museum-quality table lamp by Arcman Corporation.
Long before digital displays and modern smart meters, instruments like this quietly measured the first electric service entering American homes. The included Arcman paperwork identifies the restored Westinghouse meter as a Type OB instrument patented between 1911 and 1919 and presented as “Residential Electric Meter, Circa 1920.”
The original mechanical meter components are displayed beneath a clear glass cover and mounted on a precision-cut, hand-finished solid walnut base. A traditional linen shade completes the warm, understated presentation. The three-way brass socket was designed to provide three lighting levels with corresponding meter-recording speeds, allowing the historic mechanism to become part of the display.
Details include:
• Genuine antique Westinghouse electric meter
• Professionally restored by Arcman Corporation
• Model OB-SH antique electric meter lamp
• Operating mechanical meter display
• Three-way solid-brass lamp socket
• Inline cord switch
• Clear glass meter cover
• Polished brass and metal components
• Hand-finished solid walnut base
• Traditional linen bell-shaped shade
• Restored and assembled in the USA
• Original Arcman Corporation paperwork included
• Approximately 24 inches tall
• Base measures approximately 9½ inches across
• Net weight approximately 10 pounds
• 115-volt corded operation
The included restoration paperwork adds important history and context, explaining the meter’s early residential use, restoration process, construction, operating features and specifications. Please examine the photographed data plate and paperwork carefully for the exact markings and technical information belonging to this example.
More than an unusual lamp, this is a preserved artifact from the dawn of household electricity—equally suited to a private library, executive office, historic home, industrial interior or thoughtfully assembled collection of early technology.
Age-related wear may be present on the antique meter, lamp, shade, woodwork and paperwork. These characteristics reflect its history and are shown honestly in the photographs. Please review every image as part of the description.
Your satisfaction is treated with the same care as the piece itself. If, after its arrival, you determine within 30 days that it is not the right addition to your collection, it may be returned in its original condition for a full refund in accordance with the listing’s return policy.
