General Information

Serial #

57643

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC BODY; GLASS DIAL COVER/ CASE: LEATHER WITH METAL CLOSURE

Dimensions

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

Length

15.0 cm

Width

8.0 cm

Height

6.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Service-test equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

TRIPLETT

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Bluffton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

LATE 1950'S TO EARLY 1970'S

Canada

USED IN CANADA BY MR. McCULLUM AT AECL

Function

TO TAKE VARIOUS ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS (VOLTS-OHMS-AMPERES) IN RADIO & OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES WHERE THE RANGE IS APPROPRIATE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF WHAT WAS CONSIDERED A POCKET SIZED V-O-M OF GOOD QUALITY & AVERAGE ACCURACY IN THE LATE 50s.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON DIAL FACE: 'MADE IN U.S.A. - TRIPLETT ELEC. INSTR. CO.BLUFFTON, O./ SER. NO. 57643/ 1000 V AC-DC/ MODEL 666-R/ PATENT 2346521/ 2364724 OTHERS/ PENDING/ TRIPLETT [LOGO]/ OHMS/ [DIAL HAS 4 RANGES: 0 TO 500K; 0 TO 250; 0 TO 50; 0 TO 10]'/ PRINTED ON CASE FRONT: '1 AMP COM V-O-MA 5000V/ CAUTION ON HIGH VOLTS/ [NUMBERED DIAL RANGE FOR OHMS]'/ STAMPED ON CASE FRONT: 'TRIPLETT'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

BODY: SHINY BLACK WITH WHITE PRINTING, WHITE DIAL FACEWITH RED & BLACK PRINTING/ CASE: BLACK

Decoration

N/A