Accession No

4320

Brief Description

moving magnet, pointer galvanometer, by R. W. Paul, English, 1901

Origin

England; London

Maker

Paul, Robert W.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1901

Latest Date

1901

Inscription Date

1901

Material

metal (brass); glass; plastic (ebonite)

Dimensions

length 145mm; breadth 107mm; height 50mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘R.W. PAUL LONDON. M. 1901’ (on side of case)
‘I (with arrow)
323’ (on bottom of case)

Description Notes

Cylindrical brass case with glass top; two brass terminals on ebonite blocks; rectangular glazed window on rear side of case; coil on brass frame with magnet suspended inside; pointer extending from coil interior to silvered dial with mirror; scale, 0 to 40 divisions on either side of centre; clamping lever on side of case.

Condition: good (pivot intact); complete.

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