Galvanometer

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OBJECT TYPE: TANGENT/SUSPENSION
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2384.001

MANUFACTURER: Knott, L.E. Apparatus Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD BASE/ METAL RING, DIAL HOUSING, PARTS/ GLASS COVER/ PAPER SCALE

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 17.4 cm
Height: 27.0 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: Knott
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Boston

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
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 TANGENT GALVANOMETER WITH GLASS COVERED INDICATOR MOUNTED ON CROSSBAR WITHIN METAL RING. THIS EXAMPLE APPEARS TO BE MARKED WITHKNOTT CATALOGUE NO. 95-10 BUT RESEMBLES HARCOURT 22 CM TANGENT GALVANOMETER SHOWN IN 1921 KNOTT CATALOGUE (SEE SUPP. INFO.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK SCALE MARKINGS & LETTERING READING "L.E. KNOTT & APPARATUS CO./ SCIENTIFIC SUPPLIES/ 16 ASHBURTON PLACE, BOSTON"/ INCISED "95-10" ON RING
Missing: PARTS OF INDICATOR
Finish: WOOD STAINED BROWN & COATED/ GOLD COLOURED & GREY METAL/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS/ WHITE PAPER
Decoration: N/A

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Knott, L.E. Apparatus Co., Galvanometer, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1992.2384, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2384.001/

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