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Blueprint for a Frequency Indicator Invented by A. C. Heap, by Elliott Brothers, August 13, 1903

Inventory Number 11980


Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2003. Part of the Elliott Archive.
Primary inscriptions
Intrinsically marked: 'Sketch E.114.A.', 'A.D. 1903.', 'No 25578', and signed 'L. E G. 13/8/03.'.
Physical material
Paper
Object type
Electronic instrument
Dimensions
Height: 202mm Width: 336mm
Inventory No
11980
Accession Number
2003-11

Description

In Elliott Archive 2/36 part, volume of documents relating to patents. Blueprint for a frequency indicator invented by A. C. Heap, prepared to accompany the final specification of patent no.25578 (1902) ('Improvements in Electrical Instruments for indicating the frequency of the alternations in an alternate current circuit'), 1903. Drawings are horizontal format though intrinsic inscriptions are vertical format.