Capacitance magnifier
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SUBMARINE
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1967.0701.001
- MANUFACTURER
- GAMBRELL BROS. & CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- C4
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 119
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL INTERNAL CONSTRUCTION/ BRASS KNOBS, TERMINALS & FITTINGS/ PLASTIC KNOBS/ WIRE/ GLASS/ WOOD BASE & COVER/ 2 RUBBER RESTS ON BACK EDGE OF HINGED COVER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 29.9 cm
- Width
- 28.1 cm
- Height
- 34.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- GAMBRELL
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE THAT MAGNIFIES THE AMOUNT OF CHARGE A CAPACITOR USUALLY HOLDS - Technical
-
PROVIDED A STRONGER CONNECTION BETWEEN 2 POINTS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON MANUFACTURER'S PLATE:'CAPACITY MAGNIFIER/TYPE C4/SERIAL NO. 119/ GAMBRELL BROS. & CO. LTD. LONDON'/ BEHIND LEFT VACUUM TUBE PLATE:'MUIRHEAD & COLTD../NO.126736'/ 'OPEN GAP' WITH ARROW (UP)/ 'N'/ WITH GRADUATING MEASUREMENTSLIDE '20 TO 0' PRINTED RIGHT TO LEFT/ BEHIND RIGHT VACUUM TUBE PLATE:'MAGNET/ TYPE D-251-A'/ 'OPEN GAP' WITH ARROW (DOWN)/'S'/ WITH GRADUATING MEASUREMENT SLIDE '0 TO 20'/ ON CENTRE MECHANISM:'TYPE E.6470/ ELLIOT BROTHERS/ (LONDON) LTD./ COTC LABEL AFFIXED TO FRONT-RIGHT:'T.9588'.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- VARNISHED WOOD
- Decoration
- BEVELLED WOOD EDGES/ MITRED CORNERS IN COVER WITH GLASS FRONT PANEL & HALF TOP PANEL
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GAMBRELL BROS. & CO. LTD., Capacitance magnifier, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1967.0701, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1967.0701.001/
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