Accession No

2026

Brief Description

valve, 1/2 20th C

Origin

Maker

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

metal (at least 4 white metals); glass; plastic

Dimensions

length 350mm; max diameter 185mm

Special Collection

Cavendish collection

Provenance

Transferred from Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 1974.

Inscription

‘VT 114 10E/168B A.M.’

Description Notes

Heavy cylindrical metal casing with three screws set around cylinder near base; carries white metal collar partially protecting glass cover for main part of valve. Above this is mounted a metal gauze ring and the upper cylindrical casing with a series of four holes in the top. The components of the valve are all hidden in the casing. Carries sticker marked ‘VT 114 10E/168B A.M.’.

Condition fair; complete.

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