Accession No

4018

Brief Description

moving coil, pointer millivoltmeter, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1909

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1909

Latest Date

1909

Inscription Date

Material

wood; hide (leather); metal (brass); glass

Dimensions

length 235mm; breadth 207mm; height 104mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘DEGREES CENTIGRADE
MVS’ (on dial)
‘CAMBRIDGE
INSTRUMENT CO. LD.
CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND.
MILLVOLTMETER.
No. 8743...’ (on label below dial)

Description Notes

Wooden case similar to thermo-ammeters Wh: 4019 and 4079; leather handle; five brass terminals; glazed window showing mirror and white dial; scales, 0 to 15 (millivolts) and 0 to 1400 (degrees centigrade, non-linear); glazed window below dial showing printed maker’s and specifications label, dated ‘21-11-28’.

Condition: good; complete.

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