Macgregor-Morris portable hot wire anemometer with Wheatstone-bridge

Made:
1920 in Cambridge
designer:
John Macgregor-Morris

Macgregor-Morris portable hot wire anemometer with Wheatstone-bridge, 1920

Details

Category:
Meteorology
Object Number:
1953-328
Materials:
case, mahogany, strap, leather and wire frame, brass
Measurements:
length 265 mm
width 195 mm
height 178 mm
Strap: length 1250 mm
length 160 mm
wire frame (in base): width 115 mm
type:
hot-wire anemometer
credit:
Professor Macgregor-Morris.

Parts

Macgregor-Morris portable hot wire anemometer with Wheatstone-bridge

Macgregor-Morris portable hot wire anemometer with Wheatstone-bridge

Macgregor-Morris portable hot wire anemometer with Wheatstone-bridge, 1920

Measurements:
overall: 178 mm x 195 mm x 265 mm,
strap: 160 mm x 1250 mm,
wire frame: 115 mm
Materials:
mahogany (wood) , leather and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
1953-328/1
type:
hot-wire anemometer
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Components for Macgregor-Morris portable hot wire anemometer

Components for Macgregor-Morris portable hot wire anemometer

Nails, screws and brackets, from Macgregor-Morris portable hot wire anemometer with Wheatstone-bridge, 1920

Object Number:
1953-328/2
type:
components
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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