Accession No

2572

Brief Description

electometer, Lindemann, by Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1929

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical; astronomy;

Earliest Date

1929

Latest Date

1929

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, aluminium, alloy); glass; plastic (ebonite)

Dimensions

length 96mm; breadth 79mm; height 44mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1980.

Inscription

‘LINDEMANN
ELECTROMETER
C. I. CO. LTD.
C127015 (with logo)’ (on case)

Description Notes

Brass and aluminium cylindrical case; circular glazed windows on top and bottom showing suspended needle; two glass and brass terminals on left side; glass and brass terminal with brass sleeve on right side; internal moisture absorption chamber; base mounted on a metal alloy plate.
Similar to Wh: 1651, but a later model.

Condition: good (suspension intact); incomplete (one terminal missing).

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