Accession No
4148
Brief Description
double string fibre case for Einthoven string galvanometer, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1914
Origin
England; Cambridge
Maker
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.
Class
electrical
Earliest Date
1914
Latest Date
1914
Inscription Date
Material
wood; metal (brass); mica
Dimensions
box length 303mm; breadth 124mm; height 140mm
Special Collection
Cambridge Instrument Company Collection
Provenance
Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.
Inscription
‘THE CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT Co. Ltd. CAMBRIDGE ENGLAND. No. 25688
U.K. Patent No 20654/13’ (instrument)
Description Notes
Doube fibre case (100mm) for Einthoven string galvanometer for ECG, in wooden box. 2 milled head screws at top of case. Two pairs of terminals at either end of brass plate which contains small circle mica window.
References
Events
Description
This fibre case has two strings for taking two electrocardiograms at the same time.
23/09/2025
Created by: Morgan Bell on 23/09/2025
FM:44069
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