Galvanometer

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OBJECT TYPE: CAMPBELL VIBRATION
DATE: 1912
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2395.001

MANUFACTURER: Paul, Robert W.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 71
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BASE, CASING, WORKING PARTS/ GLASS WINDOW/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 20.2 cm
Height: 33.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Demonstration & teaching equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: PAUL
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: PART OF LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF OVER 7500 ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN 1960S. COLLECTION WAS THOUGHT TO BE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA & WAS DONATED TO NMST IN 1992.
Function: INSTRUMENT FOR DETECTING EXISTENCE & DETERMINING STRENGTH OF SMALL ELECTRIC CURRENTS.
Technical: ROBERT.W. PAUL MFD. SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS UNDER THAT NAME FROM 1891 TO 1919 BEFORE AMALGAMATING WITH CAMBRIDGE INSTRUMENT CO. THIS A.C. GALVANOMETER APPEARS IN CAMBRIDGE INSTRUMENT CO.'S 1940 CATALOGUE AS SENSITIVE DETECTOR FOR A.C. BRIDGE WORK (REF.2).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED LETTERING ON CASING READS "CAMPBELL/ VIBRATION/ GALVANOMETER/ 1912 TYPE No 71/ Robt. W. Paul/ London, N."/ PLATE ON BASE READING "Robt. W. Paul/ 1, East 42nd Street/ New York."
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK PAINTED BASE/ DARK GREEN PAINTED CASING WITH GOLD TOP/ GOLD COLOURED PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS
Decoration: N/A

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Paul, Robert W., Galvanometer, 1912, Artifact no. 1992.2395, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2395.001/

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