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Cumulative Recorder and Catalogue, by Campden Instruments Ltd., English, 1969

Inventory Number 33509


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.33509

Item type
Object
Provenance
Transferred from the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, in 2000.
Primary inscriptions
"CAMPDEN INSTRUMENTS LTD" on front
Physical material
Metal
paper
plastic
rubber
Dimensions
Height: 240mm Width: 400mm Depth: 293mm Weight: 8.05kg
Inventory No
33509
Accession Number
2000-3/16

Description

An electromechanical device used by behavourial scientists to record rates of responding to a stumulus and reward by rats. A lightweight metal box is covered with a textured blue laminant except for the front control panel. In a cut-out at the center of this panel the recording paper is fed over a cylinder, where the stylus makes contact, and then out of the machine for collection. To the left of the paper roll is a modular plug-in panel for various components. No cables or other accessories are present. The instrument is listed in an accompanying manufacturer's catalogue dated 1969.