An Osram machine feeder's test

An Osram machine feeder's test, comprised of a 'ball dropper' with a red cotton bag of marbles of two different diameters, with a pencil drawing showing the test set up, probably made at the National Institute of Industrial Psychology (NIIP), 1920-1940. (Possibly BPS Inv. No. 0081a.)

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ball dropper

ball dropper

Wooden construction described as a 'ball dropper', part of an Osram machine feeder's test, probably made at the National Institute of Industrial Psychology (NIIP), 1920-1940. (Possibly BPS Inv. No. 0081a.)

Materials:
wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1994-1255/6/1
type:
ball dropper
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The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
bag of marbles

bag of marbles

Cotton bag containing marbles of two different sizes, part of an Osram machine feeder's test, probably made at the National Institute of Industrial Psychology (NIIP), 1920-1940. (Possibly BPS Inv. No. 0081a.)

Materials:
textile and glass
Object Number:
1994-1255/6/2
type:
bag of marbles
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pencil drawing showing the set up for the Osram machine feeder's test, probably made at the National Institute of Industrial Psychology (NIIP), 1920-1940. (Possibly BPS Inv. No. 0081a.)

drawing

Pencil drawing showing the set up for the Osram machine feeder's test, probably made at the National Institute of Industrial Psychology (NIIP), 1920-1940. (Possibly BPS Inv. No. 0081a.)

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1994-1255/6/3
type:
drawing