Accession No

4226

Brief Description

Cambridge Textile Extensometer, by Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1963

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd. Klaxon Ltd.

Class

electrical; metrology

Earliest Date

1963

Latest Date

1963

Inscription Date

Material

metal (galvanised steel; stainless steel; brass); plastic; rubber

Dimensions

Object 1: Length 615mm; height 303mm; width 350mm Object 2: Length 350mm; diameter 110mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

“CAMBRIDGE TEXTILE EXTENSOMETER, Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd. London and Cambridge, C 703890.”
On both motors - “KLAXON LTD, WARWICK RD BIRMINGHAM 11”

Description Notes

Object 1:
Cambridge Textile Extensometer by Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., 1963. Large galvanised steel base, with inset control pannel (with plastic frontage) containing control dial for operating the “FIBRE MOTOR” and the “SPRING MOTOR”, plus on/off switch, plus dial for controlloing the direction of rotation, plus open fuse wire screw holders.

Two galvanised steel stands are attached to the base. Between these stands run two stationary galvanised steel drums with slits in, above which are two smaller steel drums attached to the two electric motors (painted black, screwed to the stand, and connected via wires to the base) at the end of the stand, via a gearing mechanism. At the opposite end to the two motors is a plastic square through wich protruding parts of the drums pass.

Object 2:
Labelled as “Drum for Cambridge Textile Extensometer”.
Drum body made of stainless steel, with galvanised steel ends. Protruding from one end is a short steel point, from the other a small circular gear attachment.

Note: control box with this serial number is 4046 (14/02/2013)

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