Accession No

1346

Brief Description

pivoted magnet, horizontal dial galvanometer, by Schip, German, 1850-1900

Origin

Germany

Maker

Schip

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass, aluminium); glass; cloth; plastic (ebonite)

Dimensions

length 285mm; breadth 162mm; height 205mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘SCHIP.’ (wooden base)
‘259’ (brass base)
‘657E
548E’ (coil frames)

Description Notes

Rectangular wooden base; two brass terminals on ebonite block; controlling bar magnet slides in horizontal brass frame; galvanometer mounted on circular brass base; two brass standards support horizontal white dial, with circular sclae divided 0 - 90 - 0 - 90 - 0, numbered by 10, graduated to 0.5; two coils underneath dial; pivoted axle supports two magnetic needles within the two coils, and aluminium pointer above dial; brass frame above dial allows instrument to be used as an electrometer (?); cylindrical glass cover with glass top and brass ring frame.

Condition good; incomplete (top attachment to central post missing)

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