Accession No

2407

Brief Description

moving coil, reflecting galvanometer, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1921

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1921

Latest Date

1921

Inscription Date

Material

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

Dimensions

height 187mm; depth 159mm; breadth 164mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1978.

Inscription

‘CAMBRIDGE
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT
CO. LTD.
No. 17072’ (front)

Description Notes

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

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