Well made! Thanks for sharing. I used a Simpson 260 for many years. BTW, Simpson is still in business!! They don't make the variety of instruments that used to make, but they still make the 260, and they are alive and well in Wisconsin I believe, owned by one of the Native American tribes.

Not having that battery leak is good fortune, but I would remove the battery before storing it again.

Very nice video. It's great that battery in the meter had not leaked and ruined things. Thank you for making & posting this video.

My Opa asked me to find him an old multimeter like these as he prefers them over DMMs. Found a minty Simpson and Triplett meter with original leather cases for a steal. Really nice robust units, wish I could remember the exact models off the top of my head.

83 years old ! So modern and compact in appearance, in the '70s and '80s I was using the Avo 8 in field service, very popular in the UK but a mammoth compared to this Simpson !

i used to have one from around the 40's i'm guessing. it was much bigger, maybe 6X8 in and 3 in thick (high). had a shoulder strap to carry it. wish i'd have kept it, probably be worth something today! and it still worked back in the late 90's at least. was made out of that bakelite plastic they used a lot back then

That was probably a prized possession!

Looks very solid. Already the had the standard design - I've seen much bulkier versions from that era.

Very cool , love it

Looks like these meters were made until 1957. That might explain why the first battery change was 1966.

Why the ominous music in the background? I still have my Simpson 360 I bought in 1965. Great trip down memory lane- thanks Dave

I would guess that the musical sound is from a fan helping keep your cool out in the shop. Kind of a constant monotonous stringed instrument drone like white noise to coax you to sleep. That meter is a RELIC which needs some TLC but still good to have as a back-up. Thanks Dave....stay hydrated buddy.

Very nice

Hi Dave !, what an interesting find ! Would you believe that we had some of these meters in my high school electronics shop !?, they were rugged meters !!, I think that you can lubricate the meter assembly, which might be gummed up a bit

That type of meter was not meant to be extremely accurate. You have to also remember that is an analog meter. Analog meters have a coil of wire in the movement that changes resistance. You cannot compare a Analog meter to a digital meter that way. The movement adds a 20K ohm resistance.

Was Eveready made by Union Carbide?

Interesting. I'm still a fan of analogue meters and remember using Avo and even Maplin (Philips inside I think) in the past. Puke meter, ho, ho, a reference to the colour or a general opinion?

...IT MEASURES HAMS?!!

Ahhh., but did you remember to "Zero" the meter first?

The mini jacks of this meter need proper cleaning

Carbon/Zinc FTW - a 40 year old Alkaline battery would be a horrible puddle of crust by now and completely ruined that meter!

lol a hammeter, well you are a ham 😀 The switching and sockets/leads need a clean up. That would not be cheap in its day.

Should have left the battery out