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Unipivot Needle Pattern Moving Coil Galvanometer and Shunts

Inventory Number 88123


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.88123

Item type
Object
Object type
Galvanometer
Dimensions
Height: 130mm Width: 130mm Depth: 340mm Weight: 605kg
Inventory No
88123

Description

Oak box with box and mitred joints. Copper alloy fittings including stands/legs. Metal key on ribbon. Box is numbered above the key-hole 108.The interior of the box has a burgundy felt and cord lining. Inside the lid a card note gives instructions and shunt ranges. 4 Bakelite dials are also attached to the lid, and a wooden door. The box includes another wooden door, 3 Bakelite strips, 2 with 4 dials and one with 3. The large removable meter is in black Bakelite with a glass viewing window. 3 Bakelite dials.