Accession No

4263

Brief Description

moving coil, pointer voltmeter, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1903 (c)

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1903

Latest Date

1903

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); glass

Dimensions

height 175mm; base diameter 200mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘FAHRENHEIT
MILLIVOLTS’ (on dial)
‘THE CAMBRIDGE
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO. LTD.
ENGLAND. No. 2811.’ (on case)

Description Notes

Cylindrical brass case; three levelling feet; glazed window on top showing white dial with mirror; two scales: 0 to 20 millivolts and 0 to 3000 degrees Fahrenheit; bubble level on top of case; cylindrical cover for suspension on top; two brass terminals labelled ‘PtRh’ and ‘Pt’ (latter connected to case) on side of case; clamping screw between terminals.

Condition: fair (suspension broken); complete.

References

Events