Mavometer
P. Gossen & Co., Erlanger, Germany
about 1930
Black bakelite case, double-scale meter (0-50, 0-75), 3 removable resistance shunts (20 volt, 250 volt, 5 amp) [perhaps missing one]
Overall: 4 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (12.1 × 8.9 × 3.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2007.1.102
Geography
Place Made: Germany, Europe
Period
20th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Electricity
Not on view
Published References
"Mavometer" = Meter Ammeter Voltmeter Ohm. [first letter of each word, MAVO]
Provenance
Physics Department, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; given to the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, March 2007.
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