Skip to content
History of Science Museum

Dial Pattern Kelvin Ampere Gauge, by James White, Glasgow, c. 1890

Inventory Number 26647


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.26647

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by T. A. J. Green. Associated with Lord Kelvin.
Physical material
Metal
Plastic(?)
Textile
Dimensions
Diameter: 250mm Depth: 133mm Weight: 4400g
Inventory No
26647
Accession Number
1980-24

Description

Kelvin industrial ammeter (no. 2262). Large cylindrical copper alloy apparatus with four bolts protruding out the back. Glass face revealing an inner mechanism including metal and plastic(?) components, string, and wire. Includes a large scale and indicator.