Object number

LDVAL 2004.20.10

Description

Micrometer Caliper. In original wooden box with sliding lid. With istructions for use and small spanner. Belonged to Mr John Armston Vice who was a Generation Operation Engineer at Barking Power Station after it opened in 1925 until 1951.

Physical description

P-shaped instrument with turning handle. When handle is turned, bar pulls back creating a space for a small item to be inserted for accurate measurment.

Condition

Fair

Type

Electricity supply tools

Size

Caliper length: 105mm
Caliper width: 50mm
Box length: 126mm
Box width: 63mm
Box Depth: 28mm
Spanner length: 38mm
Spanner width: 16mm
Instructions length: 226mm
Instructions width: 152mm

Material

Caliper: Metal
Box: Wood
Spanner: Metal
Instructions: Paper

Collection type

Social history, Vice collection

Inscription

Annotation Written On back of instructions: Series of mathamatical equations

Alternative reference

Entry Number 1544/10

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Metadata
Institution	Valence House Museum
Type	Electricity supply tools
Material	Metal Wood Metal Paper
Collection type	Social history Vice collection