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DC Ammeter, by Elliott Brothers (London) Ltd, London, 1936

Inventory Number 12848

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.12848

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2003.
Primary inscriptions
No D. 1561/ AMPERES / F. G. MADE IN ENGLAND/ 1936 / ELLIOTT / DIRECT CURRENT / AMMETER / TYPE M.S.P. / ELLIOTT BROTHERS (LONDON) LTD'
Physical material
Metal
Plastic
Glass
Object type
Electronic instrument
Dimensions
Height: 40mm Width: 110mm Depth: 115mm Weight: 0.5kg
Inventory No
12848
Accession Number
2003-11

Description

An ammeter is a measuring instrument used to measure the current in a circuit. This ammeter has a black metal body, three screws and a curved glass window which displays a scale from.19-.31 and 0.8-1.2 amperes.

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