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Weston Galvanometer

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Rectangular wooden box; brown leather handle attached to top with metal fasteners; front has a steel lock screwed to it; lock is stamped with manufacturer; four hard black rubber feet on bottom; top attached with two brass hinges; black painted aluminium instrument panel with raised meter; meter has a glass window over measurement bar; metal plaque attached to meter identifying the manufacturer; on flat part of panel are two plastic knobs; around each knob is a piece of copper wire; typed instructions are included.

Galvanometers detect and measure small amounts of electrical current through the use of a magnetic needle or a coil in a magnetic field.

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  • 7.125 in. H x 7.75 in. W x 10.5 in. D (With case closed)
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  • (On lock) "EAGLE LOCK CO / TERRYVILLE, CONN / U.S.A."
  • (Plaque) "WESTON / MODEL No / ADJUST FOR ZERO (around screw) / WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CORP. / NEWARK, N.J. U.S.A."
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Science History Institute. Weston Galvanometer. Photograph, 2016. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/6h440s49d.

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