Accession No

1439

Brief Description

pivoted magnet, tangent galvanometer, by Elliott Brothers, English, 1875

Origin

England; London

Maker

Elliott Brothers

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1875

Latest Date

1875

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass, aluminium, magnet, silver); glass; plastic (ivorine)

Dimensions

breadth 196mm; depth 186mm; height 195mm

Special Collection

Cavendish Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge.

Inscription

on ivorine disk set into base: “ELLIOT BROS. / 449 / STRAND / LONDON”
on brass plate on base: “E 27”

Description Notes

Circular wooden base; three brass levelling feet; two brass terminals; vertical circular coil in wooden frame mounted on brass brackets; brass case with glass top at centre of coil contains horizontally pivoted magnet, with horizontal aluminium pointer fixed perpendicularly; circular silvered dial; circle divided in degrees.
Complete.

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