Test set, radio frequency

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OBJECT TYPE: R-F-Z-ANGLE METER/LAB
DATE: 1952
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1971.0047.001

MANUFACTURER: TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENT CORP.
MODEL: 311A
LOCATION: Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 164
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE, COPPER LINED/ ALUMINUM TOP PANEL/ METAL HARDWARE/ LEATHER HANDLE/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS & SWITCHES [SEE SUPP. INFO. FILE FOR FURTHER DETAILS], bakelite

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 35.5 cm
Width: 25.4 cm
Height: 25.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: TIC
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Acton

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1950'S TO 1970'S
Canada: USED FOR RESEARCH IN CANADA
Function: TO MEASURE THE EXACT IMPEDANCE OF A SYSTEM
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF 1950'S LAB INSTRUMENT DESIGN
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON PANEL: 'R-F Z-ANGLE METER TYPE 311-A/ TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENT CORP./ ACTON, MASS., U.S.A./ SERIAL NO 164/ U.S. PAT. 2,593,175'/ [VARIOUS DESIGNATIONS AROUND KNOBS]/ METER: '[CALIBRATED 0 TO 90 DEGREES, 0 TO 10 'Q'; AND 0 TO 5 'D']/ PHASE ANGLE/ MODEL 891 T.I.C. MRDS-3'/ PLATE ON INSIDELID 'SUPPLIED BY/ MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING LTD./ ARNPRIOR [LOGO] CANADA'
Missing: POWER CORD
Finish: DARKMAHOGANY CASE/ PANEL: BROWN SIMULATED LEATHER ENAMEL
Decoration: N/A

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TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENT CORP., Test set, radio frequency, after 1952, Artifact no. 1971.0047, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0047.001/

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