Galvanometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SINGLE COIL/HORIZONTAL/ASTATIC/MOVING IRON
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1975.0499.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Western Electric Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS CASING/ GLASS/ 2 MAGNIFYING LENSES/ BAKELITE/ METAL FITTINGS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 8.5 cm
- Height
- 20.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Western Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- CIRCA 1900
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
AN INSTRUMENT FOR DETECTING OR MEASURING A SMALL ELECTRIC CURRENT BY MOVEMENTS OF A MAGNETIC NEEDLE - Technical
-
MOVING IRON GALVANOMETERS WERE 1ST DISCUSSED BY G.C. PAGE (1845) BUT DIDN'T TAKE OFF COMMERCIALLY 'TIL 1880S. IDEA ISSIMILAR IN PRINCIPLE TO MARCEL DEPREZ'S "FISHBONE GALVANOMETER". A PIECE OF SOFT IRON WAS PUT IN A SOLENOID COIL BETWEEN POLES OF A POWERFULE PERMANENT MAGNET.. (SEE COMPLETE WS IN S.I. & O:DRIVE S.I.) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON INTERIOR PLATFORM:'WESTERN ELECTRIC CO./ NEW YORK'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Western Electric Co., Galvanometer, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1975.0499, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0499.001/
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