Accession No

4075

Brief Description

moving coil, reflecting galvanometer, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1919

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1919

Latest Date

1919

Inscription Date

Material

plastic (ebonite); metal (iron); glass; wood

Dimensions

height 186mm; depth 160mm; breadth 165mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘CAMBRIDGE
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT
CO. LTD.
No. 43166’ (front)

Description Notes

Suspended coil, reflecting Galvanometer, Ayrton-Mather type.
Black painted cylindrical magnet; three legs with two adjustable feet; two ebonite covered terminals; circular glazed window showing suspended coil and mirror on wood frame; clamping lever; plated metal suspension tube with zero adjustment at top.
Condition fair (suspension broken); complete

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