Cardew's Patent 'Banjo' Voltmeter

Made:
1900 in London

Thermogalvanometer made by W. T. Goolden & Co. Characteristic 'banjo' shape mounted on a long metal cylinder which houses a platinum silver wire suspended between a system of pulleys. The expansion of wire when heated is displayed by a pointer on a circular scale.

Details

Category:
Electricity Supply
Object Number:
Y1974.34.43
Materials:
metal (unknown), glass and ceramic (unspecified)
Measurements:
overall: 1120 mm x 210 mm x 75 mm, 3 kg
type:
electric meter - thermogalvanometer