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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