Galvanometer

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OBJECT TYPE
PORTABLE/MOVING COIL
DATE
1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1981.0163.001
MANUFACTURER
Weston Electrical Instrument Co.
MODEL
14
LOCATION
Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
948
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
WOOD CASING WITH BAKELITE TOP AND KNOBS/ METAL PLATE WITH GLASS WINDOW FOR GAUGE ON TOP

Dimensions

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

Length
16.8 cm
Width
1.1 cm
Height
7.3 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
Weston
Country
United States of America
State/Province
New Jersey
City
Newark

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
Unknown
Function
USED TO DETECT CURRNT FLOW, USED IN COMBINATION WITH A BRIDGE CIRCUIT
Technical
GOOD EXAMPLE OF EARLY TEST SET/ ANCESTORS OF MOVING COIL INSTRUMENTS WERE 'SIPHON RECORDER' DEV'D BY WILLIAM THOMSON (1867) FOR TELEGRAPH INDUSTRY & 'FISHBONE GALVANOMETER' INVENTED BY MARCEL DEPREZ (1880). (SEE ADDITIONALTECHNICAL SIGNIFICANCE ON WS IN O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
N/A
Missing
SCREW MISSING FROM BASE
Finish
BROWN STAINED AND VARNISHED WOOD/ BROWN BAKELITE/ METALLIC MFR'S PLATE
Decoration
INCISED PARALLEL LINES ON BAKELITE TOP/ MOULDING AROUND LOWER EDGE OF BASE/ INCISED LETTERING ON METAL PLATE

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Weston Electrical Instrument Co., Galvanometer, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1981.0163, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0163.001/

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