Test set, radio circuit

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OBJECT TYPE: MULTI METER
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0804.001

MANUFACTURER: Readrite Meter Works
MODEL: 710
LOCATION: Bluffton, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 4856
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CASE COVERED WITH FABRIC; HAS LEATHER CORNERS & HANDLE AND METAL HARDWARE/ ALUMINUM TOP PANEL/ SYNTHETIC & METAL KNOBS, SWITCHES & JACKS/ GLASS COVERS ON METERS/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS, bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.2 cm
Width: 20.2 cm
Height: 9.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Readrite
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Bluffton

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1935-1940
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO MEASURE VOLTAGE AND CURRENT OF AN OPERATING AMPLIFIER WITHIN THE RADIO APPARATUS. BY ANALYSIS OF READINGS, TUBE PROBLEMS OR COMPONENT PROBLEMS COULD BE DETERMINED.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: METERS CALIBRATED IN D.C. VOLTS, A.C. VOLTS &MILLIAMPERES/ JACKS INDICATE VOLTAGE AND/OR CURRENT RANGE/ TOGGLE SWITCHES DESIGNATED WITH VOLTAGE AND/OR CURRENT RANGES/ PRINTING ON PANEL: 'MODEL NO. 710/ SERIAL NO. 4856'/ PRINTED ON METERS: 'BLUFFTON/ OHIO./ U.S.A./ Readrite/ MADE IN/ U.S.A.'/ DECAL ON INSIDE LID: '[?]ERTIFIED INSPECTION [?]URY, NEAR CRAI[?] MON[?]REAL/ PAYETTE [?]AL SERVICE/ STAT[?]'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CASE COVERED WITH BLACK SIMULATED LEATHER/ BLACK HANDLE & CORNERS/ BLACK ENAMEL PANEL WITH WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Readrite Meter Works, Test set, radio circuit, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1978.0804, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0804.001/

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