Description

Oscilloscope in a rectangular metal case with two leather handles. The front face has a circular cathode ray tube screen with a plastic cover with a black grid printed on it on top of the CRT screen. The front face also has several knobs and electrical connectors, as well as one toggle switch and one indicator light. Serial number 2333.

Oscilloscopes display electrical voltage as a function of time. Though they are used in a variety of industries, this oscilloscope was designed as a general purpose piece of laboratory equipment to analyze electrical circuits by studying the waveform of voltage and current at various points in the circuit. This instrument was used with a DuMont Type 297 oscillograph record camera (1988.058.012.02), and this setup was the first commercial high frequency oscilloscope used at MIT with a camera.