Galvanometer

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OBJECT TYPE: MIRROR/MOVING COIL
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1971.0227.001

MANUFACTURER: Tinsley, H. & Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 4789
LOCATION: St-Jerome, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 1644
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: COPPER TERMINALS ON FRONT OF METER;A SMALL MIRROR VISIBLE THROUGH A GLASS WINDOW; TWO THUMB SCREWS (1) 'ZERO' ADJUST, (2) 'CLAMP'; SMALL LEVEL BUBBLE BETWEEN TERMINALS; COLOUR, GREY METAL; IN GREY FLECKED BOX (8" X 8" X 17" HIGH); TEST FIGURES (FOR TYPE 4789 GALVANOMETER)

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.3 cm
Width: 20.3 cm
Height: 43.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Tinsley
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: St-Jerome

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: ANCESTORS OF MOVING COIL INSTRUMENTS: THE 'SIPHON RECORDER' DEV'D BY WILLIAM THOMSON (1867) FOR TELEGRAPH INDUSTRY & "FISHBONE GALVANOMETER" INVENTED BY MARCEL DEPREZ (1880). JACQUES D'ARSONVAL SUGGESTED FIXING "FISHBONE" IN DEPREZ'S INSTRUMENT & MAKING ITS COIL MOVEABLE... (SEE COMPLETE WS IN O:DRIVE S.I.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Tinsley, H. & Co. Ltd., Galvanometer, before 1960, Artifact no. 1971.0227, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0227.001/

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