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1178 - Ammeter

1179 - Telephone insulators (5)

180 - Voltage Meter

1181 - Valves and meters

1182 - Electronic Mastermind

1183 - Leclanche cells

1184 - Geiger Tube

1185 - Photocells

1186 - Crystal Oven

1188 - Vapour Lamp

1190 - Galvo

L&N,

1191 - Timer

PYE,

1192 - Variometer

1193 - Variometer

1194 - Rheostat

Bereo,

1195 - Resistance Box

Cambridge Instrument Co.,

1196 - Optical scale for telescope

1198 - Magnetron

1199 - Geiger Tube

1200 - Voltmeter

Warburton & Franki,

1201 - Third year lab exam

1202 - Helical slidewire

PYE,

1203 - Ionization Gauge

Mullard,

1204 - Photomultiplier 6292

Dumont,

1205 - Spectrometer parts

Carl Zeiss, France

1206 - Resistor in can

1207 - Resistance Box

Gambrell Bros. Ltd. London, England

1210 - Projector lamp (1000W)

Philips,

1211 - Gun sight telescope with mount

1212 - Student's Potentiometer

J. L. William Scientific Instruments, Melbourne, Australia

1213 - Laser cutting demos

1. Aluminium plate punctured by Laser. 2. Example of pattern cut from wood using Laser.

1214 - Laser printer engine

1215 - Chinese CO2 laser device

Shanghai Jiao-Tong Uni, China

1217 - Paper tape reader, Dr. Monro

1218 - Collection of gas burners

1219 - Glass tube cutter

1221 - Copper Calorimeters (4)

1222 - Galvanometer

Tinsley,

1223 - HV Multiplier

Automatic Coil Winder and Electrical Co Ltd (AVO), England

Thsi unit extends the voltage scale of the AVO Type 8 meter. It is used with the meter set to 10V DC.

1224 - Wall galvanometer

Leeds & Northrup Co., Usa

1225 - Spherical concentric capacitor

1226 - Disappearing Filament Pyrometer

Cambridge Instrument Co.,

1227 - Ghost lamp expt (a) Mirror

1228 - Ghost lamp expt (b)

1230 - Dismantled meter

1231 - Galvanometer with case removed

C.I. Co.,

1232 - Motor starting rheostat

1233 - Giant dual rheostat

1235 - Box of balance masses (incomplete)

Unknown,

1236 - Aerial Camera

1237 - Post Office Resistance Box

Elliot Siemens Bros & Co Ltd, England

1238 - Display of panel meters

1239 - Rheostat

Isental, London, England

1240 - Vibron Electrometer

EIH,

1241 - Vibron Electrometer head

1242 - Victor Mechanical Calculator

Victor,

1243 - Leyden jar (5)

1244 - Loop antenna on stand

1245 - Hertz Antenna Demo

1247 - Thermocouple readout

Cambridge Instrument Co.,

1248 - Warbler Chime alarm bell

1249 - Transmitter tube 833

Unknown,

The 833A triode was used as the final Class C stage in plate modulated AM broadcast transmitters. It was clamped in a base that supplied filament power. At full ratings, it required forced air cooling. The 833A valve is popular with Tesla...

1250 - Puck thyristors (4)

These thyristors are Commercial/ Industrial units whch must be tightly clamped between heatsinks to remove heat generated by the flow of current through the devices. They are used to control the flow of current thru them. They can be turned on by a...

1253 - Chladni plate (square)

1254 - Chladni plate (Circluar)

1255 - Chladni plate (triangular)

1256 - Violin bow

1257 - Violin bow

1258 - Earth inductor

W. G. Pye & Co. Cambridge, England

1259 - Electrometer Triode

1262 - Computer (disc) data cartridge

1263 - "Williamson" PA amplifier

1264 - "Williamson" PA amplifier power supply

1265 - AWA Multiband receiver Pre WW2

1266 - Gas discharge tube demo (4 tubes)

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