Accession No

4280

Brief Description

moving coil, reflecting galvanometer, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1921

Origin

England

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1921

Latest Date

1921

Inscription Date

Material

metal; glass; wood

Dimensions

height 180mm; depth 155mm; breadth 165mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘...No. 17098’ (front)

Description Notes

Black painted cylindrical magnet; three legs with two adjustable feet; two metal covered terminals; circular glazed window showing suspended coil and mirror on wood frame; clamping lever; plated metal suspension tune with zero adjustment at top.

Condition: poor (suspension broken, window glass loose); incomplete (mirror and torsion head missing).

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