Skip to content
History of Science Museum

Meter for Reading Temperature, by Electroflo Meters Company Ltd., London, Mid 20th Century

Inventory Number 12917


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.12917

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2003.
Primary inscriptions
'106/10/2B SERIAL A6760 / BST. RES. 1.5[omega] / DIAL NO 311 / Made in England by / ELECTROFLO / METERS COMPANY LIMITED, LONDON N.W. 10. / PATENT NO 566, 365 / T.RESS 307.5[omega]'
Physical material
Metal
Glass
Cable
Object type
Electronic instrument
Dimensions
Height: 71mm Width: 167mm Depth: 145mm Weight: 1.9kg
Inventory No
12917
Accession Number
2003-11

Description

This is a metal curved front with glass faced scale, reading from 0 - 10, with an inscription above reading 'degrees C x 100'. There is also a label, with the customers name handwritten on it.