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Lord Kelvin's 'ironclad' marine galvanometer, 1865-1866

1865-1866

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

Trough battery, 1801-1838

1801-1838

‘Medico-Electrical Machine’ by Nairne and Blunt

1782-1793

Set of magnetical apparatus in case, by Adams

1790

Replica of apparatus used by Ohm to prove Ohm's Law

1826

Sullivan-Griffiths inductance (second grade) by H.W. Sullivan Ltd.

1962

Prototype Kerr cell dated 1959-1964

1959-1964

Pair of vibration magnetometer magnets 4 inches long and a brass comparison bar

1816-1850

Pair of vibration magnetometer magnets 2.5 inches long

Old vertical cylinder frictional electrical machine

1765-1769

Bichromate cell, Grenet pattern

Kelvin quadrant electrometer

1890

Vacuo-junction mounted in holder

1930

Replica of Davy's apparatus showing rotation of mercury carrying a radial current in the presence of a magnet

1823

Deflectional electro-dynamometer, portable

1887-1900

Apparatus to produce electrical discharge between brass ball and metal disc

Standard cell, model 4, serial no.3653

1900

Glass jar containing dancing pith balls

"Megger" moving-iron voltmeter

Bichromate battery, 1876

1876

Geissler tube

Crookes vacuum tube for demonstrating the properties of cathode rays

Holtz 'restricted ray' vacuum tube

Inductometer, type 14 B

1934

Rotating coil for the absolute measurement of resistance

1863

Apparatus for demonstrating electromagnetic induction

1937

"Eclipse" magnetic holdfast (type) no.941

1950-1975

Electro-magnet wound with copper strip

1876

Resistance box No.51580 by St. N.T.S's Fabrik

1875-1924

One vacuum tube containing mill wheel for showing the mechanical effects of "canal" rays

1907

Precision incremental capacitor

1975-1984

Standard resistance box

1970-1979

Wilson gold leaf electrometer

1912

Discharge tube for demonstrating electromagnetic rotation

Universal voltmeter type 261 Serial No.116 made by Sapphire Research and Electronics Ltd

1955-1960

"Cropico" Students Wheatstone Bridge No.7267

1960-1979

Kelvin astatic wattmeter

1913-1920

Apparatus for demonstrating electromagnetic induction

1937

Apparatus for demonstrating electromagnetic induction

1937

Duddell oscillograph by Cambridge Instrument Co.

1927

Cathode-ray oscilloscope type GM 3155 B no.3851

1940-1959

Moving-coil reflecting galvanometer type M

1967

Ayrton Mather portable ballistic galvanometer

1900

Double chambered vacuum tube with separating wall pierced in two places

1891

Copper sphere

Gold leaf electrometer with sliding condenser

1886

Resistance box

Smith's mercurial commutator

1902