Accession No

2418

Brief Description

moving coil, pointer multi-meter, Gossen, 1925-1950 (c)

Origin

Maker

Gossen

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1925

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

plastic (ebonite, other); metal; glass; paper

Dimensions

length 156mm; breadth 89mm; height 43mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1978.

Inscription

‘MAVOMETER
D.R.G.M.
D.R.P.a.
ORIGINAL
GOSSEN’ (on resistor)
‘8’ (on glass (added))
‘A.8’ (on case (added))
‘A.2.8’ (on resistor (added))

Description Notes

Rectangular black plastic and metal case; six ebonite covered terminals; circular glazed window showing white dial with mirror; two scales, 0 to 75 and 0 to 50 divisions; zero adjustment screw; white push-switch. With resistor in metal case connected across two terminals, marked ‘50V’. Detailed specification sheet, in German, glued to back; number on sheet illegible.
Similar to Wh:2417.

Condition: good; complete.

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