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Memory Drum, by Crouzet, French, c. 1967

Inventory Number 81083


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.81083

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.