Galvanometer

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OBJECT TYPE: TANGENT/MINIATURE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0656.001

MANUFACTURER: Tinsley, H. & Co.
MODEL: 4500H
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 67571
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: NON-FERROUS METAL CASING/ METAL DIAL CASING WITH GLASS WINDOW/ BRASS? LEVELLING SCREWS/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS, WIRE COVERING & PLATE/ METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.0 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 17.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Tinsley
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: INSTRUMENT USED BY HEALTH CANADA, DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
Function: TANGENT GALVANOMETER IS INSTRUMENT CONSISTING OF COMPASS PLACED HORIZONTALLY IN VERTICAL WIRE COIL; DEFLECTION OF COMPASS FROM ITS NORMAL BEARING INDICATES STRENGTH OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SMALL TANGENT GALVANOMETER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING "GALVANOMETER/ TYPE4500H/ NO. 67571/ H. TINSLEY & CO. LTD./ LONDON S.E 25"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 11/19/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: CASING PAINTED GLOSSY LIGHT GREEN/ BLACK DIAL CASING WITH COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS/ BRASS COLOURED SCREWS/ BLACK KNOBS/ BROWN PLATE & WIRE COVERING
Decoration: N/A

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Tinsley, H. & Co., Galvanometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1996.0656, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0656.001/

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