Accession No

4039

Brief Description

moving coil, reflecting galvanometer, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1905

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1905

Latest Date

1905

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, copper, iron); wood; glass

Dimensions

height 370mm; breadth 212mm; depth 143mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘THE
CAMBRIDGE
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO. LTD.
CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND.
No. 4194’ (on brass plate on top of case)
‘TR 68’ (top of case)

Description Notes

Moving coil, reflecting galvanometer, D'Arsonval type.Suspension holder, horseshoe magnet, and two brass terminals mounted on vertical wooden frame; suspended copper coil (without former) surrounds fixed iron core; clamping lever; mounted in rectangular wooden case with three levelling feet and hinged, glazed door.

Condition: fair (suspension broken); incomplete (mirror missing).

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