Wavemeter

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OBJECT TYPE: DIRECT-READING
DATE: 1934
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0719.001

MANUFACTURER: General Radio Co.
MODEL: 174-S
LOCATION: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 993
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET WITH METAL HARDWARE/ METAL COVER/ SYNTHETIC AND METAL KNOBS/ GLASS METER FACE COVERS, ebonite

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.5 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 18.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: General Radio
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Cambridge

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO MEASURE THE WAVELENGTH OF RECEIVERS AND TRANSMITTERS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED ON TOP PLATE: 'WAVEMETER/ TYPE 174S SERIAL NO 993/ GENERAL RADIO CO./ CAMBRIDGE, MASS./ BUZZER SWITCH OFF/ BUZZER ADJUST/ RANGE 1 2 3/ INCREASE WAVELENGTH/ EXT COIL/ TEL.'/ ON METER: 'WESTON/ THERMO-GALVANOMETER/ CURRENT SQUARED/ RADIO FREQUENCY/ RES.=4.5 OHMS I=115 M.A/WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO., NEWARK, NJ., U.S.A./ MODEL 425 NO. 8753/ 0 20 40 60 80 100'/ SMALLER METER WITH HANDWRITTEN SCALE/ ON WIRING DIAGRAM: 'WIRING DIAGRAM/ #174S WAVEMETER/ GENERAL RADIO CO./ CAMBRIDGE, MASS.'
Missing: HANDLE/ PART OF MECHANISM [?]
Finish: VARNISHED WOOD/ BROWN KNOBS/ BLACK PRINTING ON METER DIALS.
Decoration: DECORATIVE KNOBS

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