General Electric Type CG-4023 Antenna Tester Unit, 1919

Artifact

Tester

Date Made

1919

Creators

General Electric Company 

Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation 

Place of Creation

United States 

United States, New Jersey, Newark 

Creator Notes

Made in the United States by General Electric Company for the United States Navy Department, Bureau of Engineering. Thermo-galvanometer made by Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation, Newark, New Jersey.

Keywords

Testers 

Antennas 

Radio (Telecommunication system) 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

40.581.3.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)

Color

Brown
Black (Color)
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 11.5 in

Width: 13 in

Length: 13 in

Inscriptions

on plate: TYPE CG-4023 / ANTENNA UNIT / FOR TYPE CG-4006 / RADIO TEST SET / MADE FOR NAVY DEP'T (BU. ENG.) BY / GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., U.S.A. / CONT 49333 DATE 12-5-19 / REQ. BU 77 NSA 20 SER G6 [anchor symbol] / N.P. 22357 on galvanometer: WESTON THERMO-GALVANOMETER / CV878 / WESTON ELEC. INST. CO., NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A. / 1. = 115 M.A. / R = 4 [ohm symbol] / DEL 425 / NO 587