Voltmeter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- VACUUM TUBE/AC
- DATE
- 1940–1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.1582.001
- MANUFACTURER
- HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.
- MODEL
- 400A
- LOCATION
- Palo Alto, California, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- F2191
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING, SWITCH, PARTS/ SYNTHETIC CONTROLS, DIAL CASING, LIGHT, POWER CORD, PARTS/ GLASS WINDOW/ LEATHER CARRYING HANDLE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.0 cm
- Width
- 19.2 cm
- Height
- 22.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- HEWLETT PACKARD
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- California
- City
- Palo Alto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- 1970'S+
- Canada
-
EQUIPMENT USED IN ENGINEERING DEPT. OF NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA. CREATED IN 1939, NFB IS PUBLIC AGENCY THAT PRODUCES & DISTRIBUTES FILMS & OTHER AUDIOVISUAL WORKS WHICH REFLECT CANADA. AT ONE TIME WELL FUNDED BY GOV'T, NFB HAD GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT BY WELL KNOWN MFRS. - Function
-
GENERALLY, CALIBRATED INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE ALTERNATING CURRENT VOLTAGE, OR POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF ACOUSTICAL TEST EQUIPMENT OF1940'S, PART OF EQUIPMENT OF AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION FACILITY. SEE 951581 FOR VACUUM TUBE VOLTMETER OF 1960'S FROM SAME PRODUCT SERIES BY SAME MFR. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT READING "MODEL 400A" WITH CAST BLUE "hp" LOGO/ BLACK LETTERING ON DIAL FACE READS "HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.- PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA"/ PLATE ON BACK READS "115 VOLTS 50-60 CYCLES/ SERIAL NO. F2192" WITH PATENT INFO./ PLATE ON BACK READS "NFB/ 2422"
- Missing
- BASE From CA of 11/15/2001 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - missing screws, internal glass fuse, feet (at least)
- Finish
- GREY CRINKLE PAINTED CASING/ FLAT GREY PAINTED FRONT PANEL/ BLACK CONTROLS, POWER CORD/ WHITE DIAL FACE/ RED LIGHT/ PLATED SWITCH/ COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT GLASS/ BLACK HANDLE
- Decoration
- N/A
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HEWLETT-PACKARD CO., Voltmeter, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1995.1582, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1582.001/
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