Accession No

4371

Brief Description

recorder, strip (electronic), and potentiometer, by Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1957

Origin

England; London

Maker

Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1957

Latest Date

1957

Inscription Date

Material

metal; glass; plastic (ivorine)

Dimensions

recorder breadth 410mm; height 440mm; depth 400mm potentiometer length 530mm; breadth 375mm; height 170mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘CAMBRIDGE
ELECTRONIC RECORDER’ (on outside of door)
‘CAMBRIDGE
INSTRUMENT CO. LTD.
LONDON & CAMBRIDGE.
No. L-347134’ (on ivorine plate inside box)
‘Cambridge
ELECTRONIC RECORDER
AMPLIFIER TYPE B1’ (on metal plate on amplifier)

Description Notes

Rectangular, black metal box for wall mounting; left-handed hinged and locking door with glazed window; white dial above pen and pointer, with scale, 0 to 100 divisions; rheostat and three position rotary switch under chart: ‘STD’, ‘0’, and ‘ON’; instrument swings outward on inner hinge at right-hand side.

Condition: fine (oil leaking: CAUTION); complete.

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