galvanometer scale
Datecirca 1880
Inventory NumberDW0072
ClassificationGalvanometer Scale
Subject
Maker
Elliott Brothers
1853 - 1916
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions35 × 47.3 × 13.6 cm (13 3/4 × 18 5/8 × 5 3/8 in.)
Material
DescriptionWooden lamp stand and scale for reflecting galvanometer. Printed paper scale is attached to top wood screen that folds on brass hinges and slides back and forth for zero centering with brass adjustment knob. Scale is graduated from 360-0-360 in increments of 10. Mounted on two curved wooden supports reinforced by metal brace and attached to rectangular wooden base.
Signedmarked on upper lefthand side of scale: ELLIOT BROs - LONDON
FunctionLamp stand and scale are to be used for measuring electrical currents by showing the light deflection of mirror in reflecting galvanometer.
ProvenanceDavid Wheatland purchased from Roux-Devillas Paris, May 14, 1966 (lot 5/8).
Elliott Brothers
Date: circa 1860
Accessories: original mahogany storage case
trade card from William D. Hocker, Inc
two original curatorial cards
Object number: DW0518
Elliott Brothers
Date: circa 1890
Accessories: original mahogany case; case key (made from an old one by Richard Ketchen in December 1997)
Object number: DW0529
Elliott Brothers
Date: 1855-1870
Accessories: mahogany storage case lined with blue velvet
Object number: DW0460
Elliott Brothers
Date: circa 1863
Accessories: wooden case; bill of sale and the dealer's tag, in the instrument's file
Object number: DW0489
Leeds & Northrup Company
Accessories: light source clamped to base
Object number: 2012-1-0033
Elliott Brothers
Date: circa 1930
Object number: 0232
