Some old meters

[ppppenguin]

A friend will be disposing of these meters which belong to her ex partner.

The odd box with 2 switches looks like an external set of shunts and multipliers to use with a meter movement. The card with it makes this all but certain. Possibly homebrew?

The small meter looks like a commonplace testmeter from between the wars. possibly used with the shunt/multiplier box?

The meter in the wooden box looks like a lab grade instrument.

I'm no expert on this sort of thing so thoughts and comments appreciated.

I think I will be persuading her to donate them to raise money for the Museum so they're likely to appear on the B&B at the NVCF.

[ppppenguin]

For clarification I understand that her ex partner abandoned these meters when they split up some time ago. She was thinking of leaving them outside her house in time honoured fashion. She thought that I might have a better way to dispose of them.

[ppppenguin]

I have now established that my friend was widowed rather than divorced so there is no possibility of a problem.

I was using the term "friend" somewhat loosely. I've not met her, she is purely an online contact and I made some unwarranted assumptions.

[ppppenguin]

I now have these meters in my possession. The brass voltmeter is a lot heavier than I expected. The shunt/multiplier unit is almost certainly homemade.

I'll be selling them at the NVCF for Museum funds. If anyone is interested I'm happy to sell any or all beforehand.

I also picked up a load of other stuff that she was clearing out, most of which has now gone to charity shops or freecycle. Don't think there's anything else I'll be flogging to vintage circles. The oddest item was a brand new and unused nebuliser. So if anyone needs one for the cost of postage and possibly a small Museum donation then let me know.