Electrostatic Voltmeter, Type 518, 200 Volt
Rawson Electrical Instrument Company
General Radio Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts
about 1950
Wooden case with hinged cover, single scale (0-100), Type 518, Serial 10999, "Physics Dept" painted in yellow on outside of cover.
Overall: 8 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 6 in. (21.6 × 24.1 × 15.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2007.1.98
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Electricity
Not on view
Provenance
Physics Department, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; given to the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, March 2007.
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