- Title:
- Electrical Insulation Tester in Leather Case, Marked Bristol Tramways and Carr Company Limited
- Object name(s):
- Electrical Insulation Tester
- Brief description:
- An electrical insulation tester in a leather case, believed to be used by the Bristol Tramway and Carriage Company Limited.
- Collection:
- National Tramway Museum
- Inscription content:
- "EVERSHED & VIGNOLES LTD ACTON LANE WORKS CHISWICK LONDON W.4." and "MEGGER TRADE MARK INSULATION TESTER SERIES 3 MADE IN ENGLAND PATENT NO 400728".
- Inscription description:
- Embossed print appears in upper case print in various font sizes in a linear style on either side of the viewing window for the reading of electrical resistance. Numbers, letters, electrical resistance symbols, and "TEST" are printed in black ink on the paper visible through the viewing window.
- Inscription description:
- Stamps appear in upper case lettering in a linear style on the front of the leather case, with the first quote positioned above the window viewing section and the second quote placed underneath.
- Inscription method:
- Embossed
- Inscription method:
- Stamped
- Inscription position:
- Front side of insulation tester.
- Inscription position:
- Front side of leather case.
- Inscription type:
- Manufacturer's mark and hallmark
- Inscription type:
- stamp
- Inscription content:
- "AUG 1953", and "BRISTOL TRAMWAYS & CARR CO LTD M C W T 16744".
- Inscription description:
- Embossed print appears in upper case print in various font sizes in a linear style on either side of the viewing window for the reading of electrical resistance. Numbers, letters, electrical resistance symbols, and "TEST" are printed in black ink on the paper visible through the viewing window.
- Inscription description:
- Stamps appear in upper case lettering in a linear style on the front of the leather case, with the first quote positioned above the window viewing section and the second quote placed underneath.
- Inscription method:
- Embossed
- Inscription method:
- Stamped
- Inscription position:
- Front side of insulation tester.
- Inscription position:
- Front side of leather case.
- Inscription type:
- Manufacturer's mark and hallmark
- Inscription type:
- stamp
- Material:
- Insulation tester
- Material:
- Case
- Object name:
- Electrical Insulation Tester
- Object number:
- 2019.86
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1953
- Date - latest:
- 1953
- Object production person:
- BRISTOL TRAMWAYS AND CARRIAGE COMPANY LIMITED
- Object production person:
- EVERSHED AND VIGNOLES LIMITED
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/55f70ffc-d7f2-32b0-9301-3620186c7300
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/55f70ffc-d7f2-32b0-9301-3620186c7300, National Tramway Museum, CC BY-NC
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