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Unidentified Mechanical Instrument or Component for Neurophysiology Experiments, Early 20th Century

Inventory Number 32039


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.32039

Item type
Object
Provenance
Transferred from the University Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford, in 2005, per Professor David Paterson.
Other inscriptions
This object was previously catalogued in error as part of the Marconi Collection (acc no & unique /subnumber 2004-9/553) TS 2013
Dimensions
Height: 140mm Width: 300mm Depth: 150mm Weight: 3.2kg
Inventory No
32039
Accession Number
2013-27

Description

Vertical Precision Instrument, made of brass with some areas painted red. Paintwork badly damaged and corroded. With dual precision bronze sliding scales marked 0-50 (smaller scale) and 0-11 (larger scale). With assorted brass dials and central vertical cylinder axle, on tripod base with two adjustable legs. Part of surface badly corroded.

NOTE PENDING REVISION It's an unidentified instrument or component for neurophysiology experiments.