Accession No

1437

Brief Description

galvanometer shunt, by Elliott Brothers, English, 1895-1905 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Elliott Brothers

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1895

Latest Date

1905

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); wood; plastic (ebonite)

Dimensions

height 146mm; base diameter 101mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge.

Inscription

‘ELLIOTT BROS.
LONDON’ (on top)
‘FOR GALVO
E. 1’ (on side, added)

Description Notes

In cylindrical brass case; three coils wound on wooden bobbins mounted on underside of circular ebonite lid with two threaded brass terminals, and three holes for plug; single brass and ebonite plug. Plug receptor holes labelled ‘1/9’, ‘1/99’, ‘1/999’.

Condition: fair (terminal broken); complete.

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