Galvanometer

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OBJECT TYPE: 3-BUTTON TYPE/6 IN 1/MOVING COIL
DATE: 1933–1952
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.1038.001

MANUFACTURER: Weston Electrical Instrument Corp.
MODEL: 375-4
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 41983
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ BAKELITE/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.1 cm
Width: 10.7 cm
Height: 10.5 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: FOR ELECTRICAL MEASURING
Technical: ANCESTORS OF MOVING COIL INSTRUMENTS WERE '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 MOVABLE... (SEE COMPLETE WS IN 0:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: TWO BUTTONS
Finish: SCALE SILVERED BRASS/ GRADUATION & LETTERING IN BLACK RELIEF/ LENGTH OF SCALE 60MM, ZERO CENTER
Decoration: INSTRUCTION PLATE ON BACK

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Weston Electrical Instrument Corp., Galvanometer, circa 1933–1952, Artifact no. 1984.1038, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.1038.001/

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