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OBJECT TYPE: MEGGER/500 V
DATE: 1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.1680.001

MANUFACTURER: Evershed & Vignoles Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: 283139
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING, BUTTONS, METER WINDOW/ LEATHER CASE WITH METAL BUCKLE, CLASP, ETC.

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.2 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: 15.4 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: Evershed Vignoles
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: MEASURES IN MEGOHMS THE RESISTANCE OF A CIRCUIT TO WHICH IT IS CONNECTED (SMITH, P.267)
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED LETTERING READING 'R.H. NICHOLS, SOLE AGENT IN CANADA FOR EVERSHED & VIGNOLS LTD.', '500 VOLTS MEGGER, REG'D TRADE MARK, MADE IN ENG., PAT. NO.400728'/ WHITE, BLUE & BLACK STICKER READING 'CAE INDUSTRIES LTD., ELECTRONICS DIVISION (WESTERN), NOV. 21, 1968'/ INCISED LETTERING ON CLASP & BUCKLE READING 'TUCTILE, ENGLISH MAKE' WITH PATENT NO. & PATENT NO. ON BUCKLE/ BRASS & BLACK DEPT. OF TRANSPORT PLATE READS 'DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, RADIO DIVISION, AVIATION SECTION, DEPT. SERIAL NO. 500, DISTRICT 1'
Missing: N/A
Finish: MOTTLED MAROON CASING/ BLACK BUTTONS/ TRANSPARENT WINDOW/ BROWN CASE WITH METALLIC FITTINGS/ WHITE METER WITH BLACK PRINTED SCALE/ METALLIC HANDLE
Decoration: N/A

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Evershed & Vignoles Ltd., Ohmmeter, before 1968, Artifact no. 1981.1680, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.1680.001/

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