Accession No

6562

Brief Description

rack and pinion adjuster, by C. F. Palmer, used by Alan Lloyd Hodgkin for physiology work, English, mid-20th Century

Origin

England

Maker

C. F. Palmer

Class

physiology

Earliest Date

1930

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass?)

Dimensions

60mm (height) x 75mm (width) x 45mm (depth)

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by an individual on or before 09/12/2010. Owned by Alan Lloyd Hodgkins, who worked with Andrew Huxley in the Physiology department at Cambridge University.

Inscription

“PALMER
MADE IN ENGLAND
A. L. H.”

Description Notes

Rack and pinion adjuster, by C. F. Palmer, used by Alan Lloyd Hodgkin for physiology work, English, mid-twentieth century.

Large dial for adjustment has initials “A. L. H.” scratched into the metal.

Brass is very tarnished and scratched.

Complete.

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