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

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