- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Transferred from the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, in 2000.
- Primary inscriptions
- On motor "CROUZET ENGLAND LTD BRENTFORD MIDDLESEX DIRECTION CL 50 TYPE 892 240V 15 RPM MADE IN FRANCE"
- Physical material
- metal
- Dimensions
- Height: 192mm Width: 260mm Depth: 232mm Weight: 2.35kg
- Inventory No
- 81083
- Accession Number
- 2000-3/21
Description
An elecrically powered rotating horizontal drum used for memory experiments.
Paper with various memory tests can be pasted on to the drum. The drum and motor are on a blue laminated aluminum stand. A hinged cover made of the same material swings over the drum apparatus. On this cover are two flaps which can be swung aside to reveal a section of the drum. No cables or other accessories present. The instrument is described in the manufacturer's trade catalogue.
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