Electrical Pyrometer (Temperature Indicator), 1910-1914

Made:
1910-1914 in Cambridge
maker:
The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Limited

Portable electrical pyrometer indicator by The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Limited, Cambridge, England, 1910-1914. Fitted with four metres of leads, temperature range 600-1500°C, serial no. 17984.

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1914-724
Materials:
glass, zinc (metal), aluminium alloy, brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), nickel plated, paper (fibre product), electrical components, rubber (unidentified), plastic (unidentified) and textile
Measurements:
overall: x x , , 5.21kg
indicator: 165 mm x 205 mm x 200 mm, ,
leads: 30 mm x x , 210 mm,
type:
pyrometer indicator and electrical temperature indicator
credit:
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co. Ltd.

Parts

Electrical Pyrometer (Temperature Indicator), 1910-1914

Electrical Pyrometer (Temperature Indicator), 1910-1914

Portable electrical pyrometer indicator by The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Limited, Cambridge, England, 1910-1914, temperature range 600-1500°C, serial no. 17984.

Object Number:
1914-724/1
type:
pyrometer indicator
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Leads for Electrical Pyrometer (Temperature Indicator), 1910-1914

Leads for Electrical Pyrometer (Temperature Indicator), 1910-1914

Leads associated with portable electrical pyrometer indicator by The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Limited, Cambridge, England, 1910-1914, temperature range 600-1500°C, serial no. 17984.

Object Number:
1914-724/2
type:
leads
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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