Galvanometer

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OBJECT TYPE: D'ARSONVAL/PORTABLE REFLECTING
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2379.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS? STAND & PARTS/ FERROUS METAL COILS/ WOOD & SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 17.5 cm
Width: 16.0 cm
Height: 26.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Demonstration & teaching equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Maine
Period: Unknown
Canada: PART OF LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF OVER 7500 ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN 1960S. COLLECTION WAS THOUGHT TO BE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA & WAS DONATED TO NMST IN 1992.
Function: INSTRUMENT FOR DETECTING EXISTENCE & DETERMINING STRENGTH OF SMALL ELECTRIC CURRENTS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF PORTABLE REFLECTING GALVANOMETER WITH D'ARSONVAL MOVEMENT. IN EARLY 20TH C., MOSTAPPARATUS MAKERS SUPPLIED RUGGED VERSIONS OF REFLECTING WALL GALVANOMETERS FOR USE ON TABLE TOPS (REF. 2). THIS WAS MOST COMMON INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING ELECTRIC CURRENT (REF. 3).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: HAND INCISED LETTERING READING "#13 P 10 S 35 A de K"
Missing: PARTS MISSING
Finish: GOLD COLOURED STAND/ BLACK PAINTED COILS/ UNFINISHED WOOD/ WHITE SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Galvanometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.2379, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.2379.001/

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