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Busselton Historical Society > Records

WW2 Multi-meter

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Overview

1943 battery operated army Multi-Meter that is packed into a hinged green painted wooden box with metal corner covers. The multi-meter has a black metal face with white writing.

Historical information

In 1920, Donald Macadie, a British Post Office engineer, sick of having to carry a bunch of different tools when working on telecom lines, invented the very first multimeter that could measure amperes, volts, and ohms.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2020.629

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Width

21 mm

Height or length

22 mm

Depth

11 mm

Keywords

Equipment - World War 2

Last modified

Friday, 19 April, 2024

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Military Display

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