Summary
Portable electrical test set for checking batteries and telegraph and telephone lines. Probably for military use.
Physical Description
Wooden box with metal corner straps. Hinged wooden lid with metal strap and closed by two metal catches. Direct current ammeter mounted on wooden backing board inside box, just beneath lid. Ammeter graduated 0-50 milliamps. Two screw terminals to left of meter, one toggle switch to right. Brass plate with engraved operating instructions and diagrams screwed to underside of lid. Instructions headed "TEST SET PORTABLE No. 2"
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Acquisition Information
Unknown Acquisition Method from Unknown Source
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Inscriptions
Back of case marked in white: "E. T. LTD 1940"
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Overall Dimensions
183 mm (Length), 140 mm (Width), 210 mm (Height)
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Overall Dimensions - Open
183 mm (Length), 285 mm (Width), 210 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Electrical Apparatus & Instruments, Military Communication, Telegraphy, Telephony Equipment, Testing Machines, World War II, 1939-1945
