- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Presented by the Marconi Corporation
- Primary inscriptions
- "MARCONI'S WIRELESS / TELEGRAPH / CO. LTD. / NO 59773 / LONDON" printed on brass plaque upon upper exterior surface.
- Object type
- Radio communication
- Dimensions
- Height: 241mm Width: 542mm Depth: 207mm Weight: 6.4kg
- Inventory No
- 18119
- Accession Number
- 2004-9/53
Description
Magnetic Detector, with ebonite, brass and steel screw tension adjustment, two pulleys. One pulley has brass hand-knob while other has nickel-plated winding crank. Two rows of four brass terminals on ebonite surfaces, each row marked "E" (Earth), "T", "T", "A" (Aerial). All mounted on teak case. Missing start knob and glass case.
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