Accession No

2538

Brief Description

Tuning fork stand, by W. G. Pye and Co., English, c. 1922 - 1932

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

W. G. Pye and Co.

Class

sound

Earliest Date

1922

Latest Date

1932

Inscription Date

Material

metal (iron, steel, brass)

Dimensions

height 615mm; breadth 230mm; depth 210mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1980.

Inscription

‘W.G. PYE & CO.
CAMBRIDGE
ENG. (with logo)’ (on brass sliding clamp)
‘64 [Hertz symbol]’ (on base of tuning fork)
‘W.G. PYE & CO.
CAMBRIDGE
ENG. (with logo)’ (on base of tuning fork)

Description Notes

Tuning fork stand, by W. G. Pye & Co., English, c. 1922 - 1932.

Painted cast-iron base supporting vertical polished steel rod and holding vertical tuning fork with threaded shaft; three brass sliding clamps: lower, making interrupting contact with fork; central, holding exciting electromagnet; upper, with hole and screw clamp for horizontal rod (also serving as a foot when the instrument is placed horizontally); coiled insulated wire connecting terminal on electromagnet coil to that on contact.

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