Gauge, pressure

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OBJECT TYPE: STYLUS/SPRING BALANCE
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0030.001

MANUFACTURER: GARRARD
MODEL: GPG
LOCATION: Swindon, England

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.5 cm
Width: 5.5 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: GARRARD
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Swindon

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: TYPE OF EQUIPMENT USED EXTENSIVELY IN CANADA.
Function: TO MEASURE & ADJUST STYLUS PRESSURE ON 'HI FI' RECORD PLAYERS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF STYLUS PRESSURE GAUGE USED IN THE PERIOD WHENWEAR ON MICROGROOVE DISKS BECAME A CONCERN.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED ON WHITE PANEL: 'GARRARD/ STYLUS PRESSURE/ GAUGE/ FOR/ MICROGROOVE PICKUPS/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ PROV PATENT/ 0 5 10 15 GRAMMES'/ EMBOSSEDON SIDE: 'GARRARD/ SWINDON [LOGO]/ TRADE MARK'/ SEE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FILE FOR TRANSCRIPTION OF 'INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CASE: WINE WITH WHITE SIDE PANEL/ CHROMED METAL KNOB & LEVER
Decoration: LOGO EMBOSSED ON SIDE

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GARRARD, Gauge, pressure, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1992.0030, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0030.001/

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