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Large Iolanda Switchboard, by Marconi Company, London, Early 20th Century

Inventory Number 54296


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.54296

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
Primary inscriptions
"MARCONI'S WIRELESS / TELEGRAPH CO. LTD. / NO. 60939" printed on brass maker's plaque upon upper surface of plinth. See Documents for full inscriptions.
Object type
Radio communication
Dimensions
Width: 470mm
Inventory No
54296
Accession Number
2004-9/648

Description

Large Iolanda Switchboard, with voltmeter, ammeter and doubl-throw switch upon black-painted ebonite surface mounted vertically on four support legs. With two almost identical glass-fronted cylindrical brass metres, both with half-moon dial scales and half of front glass surface painted with unit scales. Dial scales are 0, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250 [volts] and 0, 10, 20, 30 [amperes] respectively. With double-throw switch consisting of assorted copper, lacquered brass, ebonite and plastic? components. Also with two small cylinders, covered in an unidentified varnished material, mounted between two lacquered brass terminals each. With illuminating lamp with steel? shell-shaped covering mounted on lacquered brass base upon switchboard.