Accession No

4074

Brief Description

reduction gear with motor, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1914, (motor by another maker)

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical; mechanics

Earliest Date

1914

Latest Date

1914

Inscription Date

Material

wood (2 types); metal (brass, 2 white metals, at least 2 others); plastic (ivorine, ebonite); cloth (2 types)

Dimensions

length 351mm; breadth 177mm; height 175mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘the
Cambridge Scientific
Instrument Co. Ltd.
Cam[bridge] England.
NO. 26221’ (ivorine plaque on base)

Description Notes

Rectangular wooden base supporting motor connected to reduction gear housed in black-painted brass case. Pulley wheel on one side of gear; toothed wheel on the other. Motor connected to gear by brass axle with brass wheel (wth wooden centre) mounted between the two. Motor runs at 110V. Base has three holes for mounting.

Condition fair; complete.

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