WSA Audibility Meter, Model 148, 1907-1910
THF156671 / WSA Audibility Meter, Model 148, 1907-1910
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Artifact Overview
An audibility meter is a device for measuring the intensity of a radio signal, to determine how well one could hear a particular incoming signal. This object was used in the laboratory of Amos E. Dolbear, a physicist and inventor in the fields of wireless and telephone communication.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Meter (Measuring device)
Date Made
1907-1910
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
38.91.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Hard Rubber
Copper alloy
Steel (Alloy)
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 5.75 in
Width: 7.375 in
Length: 7.375 in
Inscriptions
Wireless Specialty Apparatus Co.
Boston
Audibility Meter No 148
handwritten:
R-3393
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