Old Device, seeking Clarification as to What exactly it is.

[James Knott]

Scott Sullivan wrote:
> This Old device has found it's way onto my desk.
>
> http://openrebel.ss.org/images/what-is-this-device.jpg
> (sorry about the flash, model is 174 A)
>
> With no visual display I'm uncertain if it's a signal generator, 
> strange oscilloscope or any even more bizarre Millimeter.
>
> Love to hear some Guesses, and maybe some answers.
>
It's a "signal tracer".  When working on a radio etc., the service tech 
might use a signal tracer to find out how far a signal is getting though 
a radio, to isolate the defective stage.  A complimentary instrument 
would be a "signal injector", which is used to see how far back a radio 
works.

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