Voltmeter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- VACUUM TUBE
- DATE
- 1951–1954
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1974.0248.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Radio Co.
- MODEL
- 1800-A
- LOCATION
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 3249
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Main body is made from wood. Front panel is made from metal, with synthetic knobs, metal components and connectors, and a glass dial face. There are metal labels present. A metal handle with synthetic grips is attached at the sides. There are resin feet on the bottom and back, possibly rubber. There is a metal wire with a synthetic coating attached to the unit near the top, and a second wire included as a .pt.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 33.0 cm
- Width
- 18.5 cm
- Height
- 19.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Computing Technology
- Category
- Development & maintenance equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Radio
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Cambridge
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Main body is finished in a stained natural wood finish. Front panel has a satin black crinkle finish. Knobs are gloss black. Front panel has grey connectors. The large dial on the front has a clear glass window in front of a white gauge with black markings. There are white markings present on the front panel. Handle is metallic grey with satin black grips. Feet are matte black. Cable attached to the unit has a matte black finish with grey/white metallic ends, and the .pt cable has a mate red finish with grey/white metallic ends,
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Radio Co., Voltmeter, circa 1951–1954, Artifact no. 1974.0248, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1974.0248.001/
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