Avo No 1 Mk 2 Radiac Survey Meter

Made:
1950-1969 in London
maker:
AVO Limited

Avo No 1 Mk 2 Radiac Survey Meter, by AVO Limited (formerly the Automatic Coil Winder and Electrical Equipment Company or ACWEECO), London, SW1, England, 1950-1969. With radioactive source.

Avo No 1 Mk 2 Radiac Survey Meter

Avo No 1 Mk 2 Radiac Survey Meter

1950-1969
Radioactive source for: Avo No 1 Mk 2 Radiac Survey Meter, by AVO Limited (formerly the Automatic Coil Winder and Electrical Equipment Company or ACWEECO), London, SW1, England, 1950-1969.

Radioactive source for Radiac survey meter

1950-1969

Details

Category:
X-rays
Object Number:
1997-796
type:
x-ray meters
credit:
AVO Limited

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