2003.70.94
Description
- Media Type / Médias
- Image
- Item Type / Type d'élément
- Images, Electronic
- Description / Description
- - Voltmeter
- wooden base; curved edges; bottom bevelled edge; on base are 3 terminals, posts with spool shaped nuts on top, sitting parallel to front edge
- wooden rectangle with concave sides and rounded top attached to base at back edge; covering this is a piece of silver metal secured with 3 nails; front of metal has clear plastic window at top edge; embossing under window reads: "L.E. KNOTT APPARATUS/CO./BOSTON"; decorative embossed curls under words
- inside window is white paper with curved, black graduated lines; black print under lines read in part: "VOLTS STUDENTS' VOLT-AMMETER AMPS/No./FOR CONTINUOUS CURRENT/[?]"; small black rod with point on end pivots to point to graduated lines
- metal rectangle sticks out from bottom edge; slit down centre; large screw in centre hole of rectangle; spool shaped nut on top
- used in science labs at CCI in early 1900s
- first school built at corner of Murray and Prince streets in 1855, known as Chatham Grammar School
- 1870s school was turned into a high school
- 1887 school obtained collegiate status
- September 1940 the building on site today was opened
- spring of 2002 school was slated to be closed a campaign to keep it open lasted one year and school finally closed in spring of 2003
- Date unknown
- 16.5cm H / 9cm L
Chatham Kent Museum
Out in the Open exhibition
VS 081 - Subject(s) / Sujet(s)
- Collection
- Chatham Kent Museum
- Copyright Statement / Déclaration de droit d'auteur
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Location of Original / Emplacement de l'original
- Chatham Kent Museum
Out in the Open exhibition
VS 081 - Terms of Use / Conditions d'utilisation
- Copies are provided for research and private study only. Permission to use images in any other way including, but not limited to, publication, exhibition, film, video or TV broadcast, or on any CD or website, must be obtained in writing from an authorized representative of the Chatham-Kent Museum prior to use. This applies to low-resolution copies downloaded from this site at no cost and to high resolution copies.
- Contact / Contacter
- Chatham-Kent MuseumEmail:ckcccmuseum@chatham-kent.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:75 William Street North
Chatham, ON N7M 4L4
519-360-1998
