- Subject
- Electronic instruments
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Elliott Brothers
- Provenance
- Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2003.
- Primary inscriptions
- 'No. 23243 / ELLIOTT BROTHERS / LONDON / ALTERNATING CURRENT / AMMETER'
- Object type
- Electronic instrument
- Dimensions
- Height: 152mm Width: 237mm Depth: 230mm Weight: 3.25kg
- Inventory No
- 12859
- Accession Number
- 2003-11
Description
This Alternating Current Ammeter is built into a wooden, square hinged box. There is a blueprint of connections on the underside of the lid - presumably for reference when using the ammeter, there is handwritten numbers on this blueprint. The ammeter scale/dial sits in a Bakelite surface and has a glass face. The current reads '0-100'. There are 2 Bakelite Amp knobs and 1 brass and Bakelite Short Circuit knob. Blueprint in lid.
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