Large Marine Charging Switchboard, by Marconi Company, London, Early 20th Century | |
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| Inventory Number: | 49739 |
| Object Type: | |
| Place Created: | London England United Kingdom Europe |
| Accession Number: | 2004-9/649 |
| Brief Description: | Large Marine Charging Switchboard, with voltmeter, mounted upon black-painted ebonite? board with support legs. With multiple springs mounted horizontally upon upper surface. With voltmeter in black-painted metal alloy glass-fronted cylindrical case with half-moon dial marked 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 volts. Also with two bulb-shaped lamps mounted on lacquered brass mountings, eight lacquered brass terminals, a double-mounted ebonite? slide switch, and two main control switches (marked Accumulators/Mains and Charge/Discharge respectively) all upon upper surface. With brass maker's plaque. |
| Primary Inscriptions: | "MARCONI'S WIRELESS / TELEGRAPH CO. LTD. / NO. 93283 LONDON" printed on brass maker's plaque upon upper surface. See Documents for full inscriptions. |
| Provenance: | Presented by the Marconi Corporation. |
| Collection Group: | Marconi Collection |
| Material(s): |
Ebonite? metal alloy glass brass assorted metals paper? ivorine Asbestos |
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