Milli-voltmeter [GEC]
Maker and role
General Electric Company, Manufacturer
Production date
1921
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Object detail
Accession number
1977.158
Maker
Production period
Description
Milli-voltmeter D.C. Type D.P.2, serial No.634663. Inside a wooden box with a leather handle. Box hinged from centre front side. There are three black rubber feet at the meter's base. The lid folds back 180°. Inside the box is a curved oval glass window displaying the meter scale in white with black text and a single metal pin needle. The window has a silver and black border. There are two twist knobs in the top left corner of the meter. Inside the lid is a paper label with a scale indication printed on it.
Marks
Millivoltmeter/ General Electric Co./ Schenectady, N.Y. U.S.A Maker's Plate
Standardizing Laboratory/ General Electric Company, Lynn, Mass. U.S.A/ Direct current Milli-voltmeter Label
Standardizing Laboratory/ General Electric Company, Lynn, Mass. U.S.A/ Direct current Milli-voltmeter Label
Media/Materials
Credit Line
General Electric Company. 1921. Milli-voltmeter [GEC], 1977.158. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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