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Scroggie Patent Resistance Meter, by the Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd, English, 20th Century

Inventory Number 14789


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.14789

Item type
Object
Provenance
Transferred from the Department of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Oxford, in 2005.
Primary inscriptions
'CAMBRIDGE RESISTANCE METER', SCROGGIE PATENT', 'Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd, England', 'No. L-132760'
Dimensions
Height: 115mm Width: 122mm Depth: 170mm Weight: 938g
Inventory No
14789
Accession Number
2005-4/2

Description

Cambridge resistance meter,, instrument no. L132760. Constructed of a wooden lower casing with a metal control panel upper. Device has a metal on/off switch and six, and four Bakelite coated terminals located in each corner of top panel. Two central Bakelite dials dictate voltage and scale of resistance. Two fabric coated cables with positive and negative clips extends from centre of control panel.