- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
- Primary inscriptions
- "MARCONI'S WIRELESS / TELEGRAPH CO. LTD. / NO 133049 LONDON" printed on brass plaque upon upper exterior surface.
- Other inscriptions
- "MARCONI'S WIRELESS TEL. CO. LTD. / WHEN ORDERING SPARES OFR THIS SET QUOTE / STATION NO 1255" printed on brass plaque upon upper exterior surface. "WESTON AMMETER / PATENTED / JUL. 10, '94 NOV.20, '94 / JAN. 28, '95 OCT. 4, '98 / JUL. 16, '01 / OTHER PATENTS PENDING / MODEL 280 / NO. 22095 / ELEC. INST. CO. NEWARK, N.J." printed on face of Ammeter.
- Object type
- Radio communication
- Dimensions
- Height: 195mm Width: 280mm Depth: 275mm Weight: 5.95kg
- Inventory No
- 61008
- Accession Number
- 2004-9/83
Description
Portable Valve Transmitter, with single valve compartment, bakelite? aerial inductance (scale 0-180) and reaction coil (scale -90-+90) knobs, filament (scale OFF-3) and sliding resistance (out<-resistance->in) controls, Weston Ammeter (scale 0-10, 0-0.10), and 'Press 10 Amps' button. With earth and aerial nickel-plated terminals, hinged lid and two brass plaques on top surface; hinged lid on side. In teak case with removable front cover, circuit diagram pasted on interior of lid. Previously catalogued with Small Morse Key (Inv. Num. 71452).
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