Western Electric tangent galvanometer

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Object Details

maker

Western Electric

Credit Line

from Western Union Corporation

date made

ca 1870

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

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Exhibition

Lighting a Revolution

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source