Western Electric tangent galvanometer 

Object Details

date made
ca 1870
maker
Western Electric
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Exhibition
Lighting a Revolution
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Credit Line
from Western Union Corporation
Data Source
National Museum of American History
ID Number
EM.332099
accession number
294351
catalog number
332099
collector/donor number
100-678
Object Name
Galvanometer, Tangent
galvanometer
Other Terms
Galvanometer, Tangent; Measuring Devices
Physical Description
rubber (part: material)
glass (part: material)
brass (part: material)
copper (part: material)
steel (part: material)
Measurements
overall: 8 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in x 8 in; 21.59 cm x 19.05 cm x 20.32 cm
Record ID
nmah_703325
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-1ec6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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