Wavemeter

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OBJECT TYPE: MAIN LINE/300 OHMS
DATE: 1920–1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0076.001

MANUFACTURER: JEWELL ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO.
MODEL: 90 (PATTERN NO.)
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 342610
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD/ SYNTHETIC, BAKELITE/ METAL/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.5 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: 11.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: JEWELL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1920'S - 1930'S
Canada: USED BY J.P. HENDERSON AT THE DOMINION OBSERVATORY IN OTTAWA
Function: TO MEASURE THE FREQUENCY OF OPERATION OF A RADIO TRANSMITTER
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF VERY SIMPLE COMMERCIAL WAVEMETER OF THE PERIOD
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE ON FRONT: '[LOGO]/ JEWELL/ WAVEMETER/ PATTERN NO. 90/ RANGE/ 150-625/ SERIAL NO./ 342610/ JEWELL ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO./ CHICAGO U.S.A.'/ ON TOP: 'KILOCYCLES WAVE LENGTH IN METERS'
Missing: BATTERIES/ 3 FEET
Finish: STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD/ BLACK TOP PANEL & KNOBS
Decoration: N/A

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JEWELL ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO., Wavemeter, between 1920–1929, Artifact no. 1993.0076, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1993.0076.001/

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