Accession No

2423

Brief Description

moving coil, pointer voltmeter, Weston Elec. Inst. Co., 1930 (c)

Origin

Maker

Weston Electric Instrument Co. Ltd

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1930

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

metal; glass; wood; plastic (ebonite)

Dimensions

breadth 158mm; depth 147mm; height 162mm

Special Collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘VOLTS D.C.
For use only With Ext. Resis.’ (on voltmeter dial)
‘MODEL 267 No. 90501’ (on voltmeter case)
‘WESTON ELEC. INST. CORP
NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A.
RESISTOR
TYPE MAX. VOLTS 250
MODEL No.90502’ (on resistor)
‘V.1’ (on voltmeter and resistor (added))

Description Notes

Metal case; glazed window showing white dial; scale, 0 to 250 divisions. Meter mounted on crude wooden frame with the two mounting-bolt terminals extending from the back of the meter. Also mounted on the frame is a resistor in a metal case, also made by Weston, having two ebonite covered terminals.

Condition: fair; complete.

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