Volt test meter

Made:
circa 1945 in Manchester
Volt test meter

Volt test meter
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem

Dual - Testoscope made by Runbaken, Manchester,in cardboard box with instructions and detachable flex.

Note from the previous owner's daughter in accession envelope;

Dad was born in 1914 (Leonard Joseph Moloney) and used to make wireless sets by candlelight! He was Chief Electrician at Belle Vue Zoological / Pleasure Gardens in M/C up until 1984-ish. He loved M/C & Belle Vue;-he rejoined Belle Vue after being demobbed following WWII.

Details

Category:
Electricity Supply
Object Number:
Y2000.39
Materials:
metal (unknown), rubber (unidentified) and plastic (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall (excluding flex): 200 mm 12 mm,
type:
elecrical test meter
credit:
Ms. Patricia Zukowskyj