Laboratory Scientific Instrument

Object detail

Accession number

2011.139

Maker

The Cavendish Electrical Company Limited

Production period

1910s

Description

This Scientific instrument was built c1910. It is an Alternating charge (AC) Wheatstone bridge capacitor measures capacitance and inductance (with a variable resistance (The long wire coil with movable contacts) and induction coil (The moveable coil of copper wire inside another coil). Wood framed marble square block with electrical implements attached.

Marks

THE CAVENDISH ELECTRICAL CO LTD / MANUFACTURERS OF / X-RAY & ELEC-MEDICAL APPARATUS / OFFICES & SHOW-ROOMS / 105/107 GT. PORTLAND ST / LONDON W. Maker's Mark

Media/Materials

Inorganic/Stone/Marble
Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Metal

Credit Line

The Cavendish Electrical Company Limited. Circa 1910. Laboratory Scientific Instrument, 2011.139. 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

Collection type

Electrical Industrial Heritage Technology

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Gas Machine Metal Antique Auto part Home accessories Circle Control panel Electrical supply

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