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Resistance Decade Box, mid-20th Century
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Resistance ...Related to objects 451 and 452Resistance decade box constructed with a rectangular wooden body and black plastic top displaying five large dials and fifteen smaller dials. Unit measurements are inscribed beneath each dial.Left to right on top panel surrounding dials: 'INT / OHMS AT 20 C MANGANIN / PURCHASED BY UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION / J. L. WILLIAM MELBOURNE' Adhered label at center of top, between dials: 'Part 2 W B S' Long front side has an metal panel with paper label and PVC covering demonstrating setup that has 'SERIAL No 416' engraved along upper edge. j. l. william, scientific instruments, resistance decade box, electrical instruments, decade box -
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Resistance Decade Box, mid-20th Century
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Resistance ...This object is believed to be associated with training at the Parkville Secondary Teaching College during the 20th Century.Related to objects 450 and 452This rectangular wooden resistance decade box features four large dials for controlling resistances. The dials are mounted atop a black plastic panel, each with a square base. Three smaller dials are mounted to the right of the large dials.Embossed plaque at front: 'J. L. WILLIAM / SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS / SERIAL No 3960 / TYPE RB4DS / MELBOURNE / AUSTRALIA' Engraved and filled white on top plate from left to right: 'ABSOLUTE OHMS AT 20 C / MANGANIN' Logo reading: 'J. L. WILLIAM / SCIENTIFIC / INSTRUMENTS / MELBOURNE / SERIAL No 3960' 'ZERO RESISTANCE / 0.004 OHM' Engraved on back edge of top panel: 'SECONDARY TEACHER COLLEGE PARKVILLE' Dials are labelled underneath with unit measurements for resistance settings, engraved and in-filled white.j. l. william, decade box, electrical equipment, resistance decade box, scientific instruments -
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Resistance Decade Box, mid-20th Century
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Resistance ...Related to objects 450 and 451.Resistance decade box constructed from rectangular base of ferrous metal with black plastic top. Top displays five circular dials with three smaller circular dials on the right. Embossed plaque at front: 'J. L. WILLIAM / SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS / SERIAL No 3012 / TYPE RR5S / MELBOURNE / AUSTRALIA' Engraved and filled white on top plate from left to right: 'ABSOLUTE OHMS AT 20 C / MANGANIN' Label reading 'PHYSICS PT 2 222 A4' Logo reading: 'J. L. WILLIAM / SCIENTIFIC / INSTRUMENTS / MELBOURNE / SERIAL No 3012' 'ZERO RESISTANCE / 0.006 OHM' Dials labelled underneath with unit measurements engraved and filled white.decade box, resistance decade box, j. l. william, electrical equipment, scientific instruments -
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Sample Holder, unknown
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Sample ...Metal sample holder for optics measurements with three circular, intertwined and moveable spheres.Logo and Cyrillic characters with 'No 650157' at top of holder.sample holder, russia, scientific equipment -
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Electro Magnet, between 1881 and 1968
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Electro ...Horace Darwin, youngest surviving son of Charles Darwin, was a founding partner of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company in 1881 (http://www.museumoftechnology.com/cic.html).Composite object with three feet supporting two squared cylinders attached to a clamping device and metal block with four current terminals. Cylinders are covered with red leather. Metal block and clamp base appear painted.Engraved on terminal block: 'No 15548 / THE CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO LTD. CAMBRIDGE. ENGLAND' Engraved on side of terminal block: 'To be excited from 200 volts circuit / with coils in series. Connect terminals 2 & 3.'cambridge scientific instrument company, electro magnet, electrical equipment, electrical instrumentation -
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Resistance box
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Resistance ...Wooden box with brass top and 24 knobs (22 larger and 2 smaller) on the right-hand side. In addition there are two extra knobs on the right side of the top, as well as two removable oval access panels with handles on each of the ends.Stamped on top of box: a coat of arms 'HARTMANN OF BRAUN A/M' 'RICHTIG BEI / 20 / GRAD CELSIUS' increments for measurement On front side: Sticker labelled 'NATURAL PHILOSOPHY LABORATORY / NO 7 / UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE' Stamped on end of metal top: 'No. 2665'hartmann of braun, resitance decade box, resistance box, electical instruments, frankfurt, natural philosophy laboratory -
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Galvanometer, after 1904
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne ...Rectangular frame with coiled metal wires on two opposite sides. Symmetrical placement of screws with connecting wires and terminals between the two sides. Removable cylindrical pin through center of top plate. Four smaller coils of wire secured to underside of top plate. Object rests on ends of three screw feet, two forward and one rear.Engraved at center of top plate: ' H. TINSLEY & CO. LONDON S. E.' Engraved at lower centre of top plate: 'NO 16949' Engraved on top of cylinder pin: 'NO 19908' Front side of top plate engraved with: 'DEFLECTING COILS' Engrave on center base of front side: '10 / VOLTS' Left side of top plate label: 'NAT. PHIL. LAB. / NO 65 / UNIV. OF MELB.' Associated label separate to object also has inscription on recto: 'Schering & / Schmidt / Galvanometer' and upside down on verso: 'A. C / [r] [e] [...] Gold[l]ing / p.p. 245' (writing unclear)galvanometer, tinsley & co, schering & schmidt, electrical instruments, ammeters -
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Contact Switch - Morse Code, 20th Century
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Contact ...Rectangular wooden base with two metal strips on top of each other. Each strip is separated with a rectangular block between them at one end and has a terminal knob at that end. The other end of the top strip has a knob that when pressed produces a contact between the two strips. Engraved on top: 'GAMBRELL BROS & CO LTD / PATT. 5037'morse code switch, contact switch, gambrell bros, telegraphy -
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Adjustable Retort Stand, 20th Century
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Adjustable ...Heavy metal tripod stand with three knobs and two adjustable holders.On tripod base: 'MET. RES'retort stand, scientific apparatus, scientific equipment -
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Optical Munitions Test Plates
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Optical ...Associated sheet of paper inside box lists each of the test plates as having been tested and found defective.Cardboard box containing cotton wadding and straw padding layered above glass plates individually wrapped in tissue paper. Five plates in the top layer, followed by more padding, 2 more plates, padding, 8 glass plates, padding and straw. Plates are variously sized and circular in shape.Handwritten on box lid: 'REJECT TEST PLATES / MK1 DIAL SIGHT' unreadable handwritten inscription '18' '[E. E. N Wa...worth] / [...] / [Kob...]' '23/11/45' Munitions labelled with technical specifications of each lens. dial sight, optical munitions, glass, mk 1 -
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Direct Current Galvanometer
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Direct ...Cylindrical and galvanometer made of green-gray enameled metal on a round base.Plaque on top of cylinder: 'DIRECT CURRENT GALVANOMETER / COIL RESISTANCE 20 OHMS / CRITICAL RESIST 120 OHMS / SENSITIVITY 200 m.m/μα / Instrument No. 1023 / J. L WILLIAM'j l william, scientific instruments, galvanometer, direct current galvanometer, australian instrument makers, ammeters -
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Paraffin Section, 20th Century
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Paraffin ...Rectangular black box with metal scrapper and black instrument with round metal rod with screw tip and knob.Top of box: 'SPENCER BUFFALO USA' Label inside lid: 'PARAFFIN SECTIONS / [H]ONED NOV. 1952' Painted on box edge: 'W M 790'paraffin section, spencer buffalo, scientific equipment -
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Dove's Siren, 20th Century
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Dove's ...Metal siren with circular base and foot with for dial. Rectangular top section with measurement dials. Bottom unscrews to allow access to internal mechanism.Label inside lid of wooden box: '373' Engraved on top of siren: 'E KIRKBY / MELBOURNE' Lid of box: '303'siren, heinrich wilhelm dove, dove siren, edward hope kirkby, fire prevention -
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Accessory box for a No 6 Director Mk I
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Accessory ...Possibly related to the range-finding equipment sent from England for dismantling during the 1940s so University of Melbourne Physics staff could develop their own equipment. Related to object 463.1Leather accessory box with shoulder strap and metal buckles. Flip open lid.Embossed in lid: 'CASE NO 6 DETECTOR MK 1 / COOKE, TROUGHTON & SIMMS, LTD / 9 / 22 / A.F.A' and broad arrow symbol.cooke troughton & simms, accessory box, no 6 director mk i, broad arrow, wwii -
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Becquerel Phosphoroscope (incomplete), c1860-1880
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Becquerel ...The phosphoroscope was invented by Alexander Edmund Becquerel and used to measure the amount of time that a phosphorescent substance will glow after being irradiated by a brilliant source of light.The phosphoroscope consists of a round metal chamber with a pair of rotating discs inside, arranged so that no light can pass directly through the chamber. The discs have cut-out windows spaced equally at regular angular distances and are turned by the hand crank linked to a gear mechanism. The sample is placed in a specially designed holder into the small opening near the gearing, and it is exposed to the light source through the large rear condensing lens.Engraved on chamber: 'Phosphoroscope de E. Becquerel / J. Duboscq a Parisbecquerel phosphoroscope, phosphoroscope, optical instruments, phosphorescent, alexander edmund becquerel, jules duboscq, france -
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Thermopile
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Thermopile ...Circular metal frame and dials with mixed internal components, on a hinged, hollow cylindrical base.Partially removed label on circular frame: 'NAT. PH[...] [...] / NO. [...]' Partially removed label on base: 'J. H 4' Attached handwritten tag: 'Optical bench / A / Thermopile' thermopile, scientific equipment -
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Electrostatic Voltmeter
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne ...Round metal instrument with voltmeter (hands missing) with twisting drum inside and a metal coupling device/mount.Engraved in front plate: 'VOLTMETRE / ELECTROSTATIQUE / ABRAHAM & VILLARD / J. CARPENTIER / PARIS / 4050 D2'electrostatic voltmeter, abraham & villard, j carpentier, scientific instruments -
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Sight, between 1857 and 1948
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Sight ...Associated with object 467.2Cylindrical black sight with metallic fixtures and split sight. Adjustable base with screws.Logo in triangle on side of barrel: 'ERW&S' Stamped on underside of base: '2C'er watts & sons, spectroscopy, sight, optical equipment, surveying -
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Wild-Fuess Barometer
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Wild-Fuess ...“Wild-Feuss Barometer - Leppin and Masche - Instructions for Assembling”, 1942. Paper : “A Stand Barometer of New Design” by Laby, 1924. Related to object 2.Wild-Fuess cylindrical Barometer used to measure atmospheric pressure and constructed predominantly of chrome and brass. Contained in specially made barometer case (Reg No.2).Engraved near top “LEPPIN & MASCHE, BERLIN NO. 856”. On label near base “Please lower the mercury level after use in order to keep the interior of the glass clean round “zero”.leppin & masche, scientific instruments, barometer, wild-fuess, leppin and masche -
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Rowland Diffraction Grating & Goniometer, Kirkpatrick & Co., London, ?1930s
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Rowland ...Speculum metal blanks made by John H. Brashear(1840-1920) from John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Diffraction Grating made by Prof. H.A. Rowland, [School of Physics, University of Melbourne.] No known publications using the Eagle mounting. May have been used exclusively for practical work in Physics III.Diffraction grating of 14,437 lines/inch x 3 1/4 inch. Set in goniometer. “The grating is a ruling of 14,437 lines/inch by Rowland, on a concave spherical speculum mirror of 4-1/2 inch aperture and 10 ft radius. First order dispersion is 5.5 A per mm.” (see RTW Bigham: ‘Concave Roland Grating: Eagle Mounting” in ‘Inspection of New Wing’; Appendix B5 , Vol 2 of Laby :CollectedPapers. The remnants of the Eagle Mounting, featuring a 4 inch tube x 10 ft long, presently uncatalogued, lies on the roof of a display cabinet in the PSB basement open cage-store.Kirkpatrick & Co., Londondiffraction grating, rowland & goniometer -
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Hygrometer, Wet and Dry
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Hygrometer ...Used for measuring relative humidity.Wet and dry hygrometer made of two mercury and glass thermometers set on wooden stand.Label: “Nat Phil Lab No. Univ of Melb.”hygrometer, wet and dry hygrometer, measuring equipment -
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Dumpy Level (Part of)
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Dumpy ...Used for setting levels.dumpy level, measuring equipment -
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Marconi Valve, Transmitting, with stand
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Marconi ...Valve has wooden (possibly mahogany) display stand.On glass: “Marconi Valve, patented, Made in England Cat.2 67.5” Detached accompanying label (partially torn): “Valve Type - CAT 2, Serial No: 575 Anode? For: 5.0 Amp Emission: 9? Operate filament A? 19.2 volts 51. ?” -
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X-Ray Spectrograph, Laby
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne X-Ray ...This is the prototype of Laby’s X-Ray Spectrograph (cat. no.274) and was constructed in the Nat. Phil. workshop. -
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Photograph, Cyclotron, Duplicate Set
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Photograph ...Black and white photograph of cyclotron machinery n white envelope entitled “”Cyclotron Photographs (Duplicate set)’ -
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Photograph, Cyclotron, Duplicate Set
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Photograph ...Black and white photograph of cyclotron equipment stored in white envelope entitled “”Cyclotron Photographs (Duplicate set) -
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Photograph, Cyclotron (JL Rouse)
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Photograph ...Black and white photograph of cyclotron equipment displayed on bench. Stored in white envelope entitled “”Cyclotron - Photographs around the vacuum chamber from J.L. Rouse (Feb 1991)” Similiar to 246-247, 249-250 -
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Photograph, Opening PS Building
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Photograph ...Black and white photo of Weickhardt, Caro and Spicer watching L.H. Martin unveiling a plaque which reads: “This Building was opened on the 23rd February 1974 by Sir Leslie Martin Kt CBE FRS FAA”Handwritten on back in pencil: “Feb 1974 L to R: Wuickhardt (Chancellor), Caro (Head), Spicer, L.H. Martin (age 74”. “A” -
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Photograph, Cyclotron accelerator
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Photograph ...Builit in 1950s and used till the mid 1970s within the Physics Department used in Melbourne. John Rouse and David Caro was involved in the construction.Black and white photo of cyclotron (nuclear physics accelerator): Rear end of DEE system & accessories. Duplicate of 200 Sticky typed labels on back from top and left to right: “WATER FLOW CONTROLS; REAR END OF DEE STEM,;SHORTING BAR CONTROL” -
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Photograph, Cyclotron accelerator
... Streets The University of Melbourne Parkville melbourne Photograph ...Builit in 1950s and used till the mid 1970s within the Physics Department used in Melbourne. John Rouse and David Caro was involved in the construction.Black and white photo of cyclotron (nuclear physics accelerator): 60 deg. analyser magnet & lift assembly. Sticky typed labels on back from top and left to right: “MAGNET STANDARD RESISTANCE”, “60 ANALYSER MAGNET & LIFT ASSEMBLY”