Accession No

2775

Brief Description

recording drum, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, c.1900

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (iron, brass); glass

Dimensions

breadth 320mm; depth 330mm; height 520mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Botany, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 03/09/1981.

Inscription

‘CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC
INSTRUMENT CO LTD
NO 1496’

Description Notes

Brass recording drum with knurled knob and bubble level above. Vertical spindle on black-painted cast iron tripod stand with 2 levelling screws. Adapted electric drive.

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