Accession No

4234

Brief Description

electric gauge, by Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1956

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1956

Latest Date

1956

Inscription Date

Material

metal (at least 3 types, lead); paper; plastic (perspex)

Dimensions

depth 400mm; height 340mm; breadth 290mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘CAMBRIDGE ELECTRIC GAUGE
Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., England.
C509812’

Description Notes

Black-painted white metal casing for gauge set on steel rollers for ease of movement. All the working parts of the gauge are hidden within the casing. A lever at one end can be moved between ‘clamp’ and ‘unclamp’. At the other end is a scale on a drum, which moves against a straight scale divided 0 - [0.6], numbered by 0.1, subdivided to 0.05. On top is a scale on a rotating drum, divided 0 - [500], numbered by 100, subdivided to 10.

Condition good; complete.

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