Electrical Device

Object detail

Accession number

1978.2082

Maker

Muirhead and Company Limited

Description

Voltmeter, serial number 57462. Large heavy metal electrical instrument / component. Rectangular metal base painted black. Seven bakelite covered wire clamps in left corner. On / Off switch buttons in top left corner. Main unit runs the length of the frame and consists of a large forked piece of metal that runs through a metal (brass?) arch in the centre and a transformer at the end. The ends of the forks have clamps on them.

Marks

H&H Impressed
100 VOLTS / MUIRHEAD & Co. LTD / No. 57462 Impressed
PATENT APPLIED FOR Impressed

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic/Bakelite

Credit Line

Muirhead and Company Limited. Electrical Device, 1978.2082. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Instrument, Electrical Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology Electrical & Magnetic T&E Electrical & Magnetic Measurement Devices

Production place

Beckenham Kent England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Electrical Industrial Heritage Technology

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