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Magnetic Detector, by Marconi Company, London, 1907

Inventory Number 99266


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.99266

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
Primary inscriptions
"MARCONI'S WIRELESS / TELEGRAPH CO. LTD. / NO 1366 LONDON" printed on brass plaque upon upper surface.
Object type
Radio communication
Dimensions
Height: 480mm Width: 130mm Depth: 210mm
Inventory No
99266
Accession Number
2004-9/482

Description

Magnetic Detector, with ebonite, brass & steel screw tension adjustment, two pulleys. One pulley originally had brass hand-knob while other has nickel-plated winding crank. Two rows of four brass terminals on ebonite surfaces, each row marked "E", "T", "T", "A". All mounted on teak case. Lacking key, start knob and glass case.