Test set, capacitance
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MEASURE CAPACITOR VALVE
- DATE
- 1956
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1974.0239.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Philbrick, George A. Researchers Inc.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 2479
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Main body made from wood covered in a leather-like material. Metal clasps and corner protectors. Metal control panel with synthetic knobs and trim. Synthetic handle attached to the top with metal hardware. Underside of lid has a piece of paper under a synthetic cover. There are metal labels in various places on the device.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 36.0 cm
- Width
- 34.0 cm
- Height
- 23.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Computing Technology
- Category
- Development & maintenance equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Philbrick
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Boston
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Control Panel: "CAPACITANCE TEST BRIDGE/ TYPE NO./ 740-B/ SERIAL NO./ 2479/ GENERAL RADIO CO./ CAMBRIDGE MASS. U.S.A./ MULTIPLY BY/ DISSIPATION FACTOR/ PERCENT/ SENSITIVITY/ CAPACITANCE/ D.C. & COND./ UNKNOWN/ LOW"/ Case: "GR/ 115 VOLTS 60~"/ Lid: "CAPACITANCE TEST BRIDGE/ TYPE 740/ NRE 2479"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Main body has a matte black leather-like finish. Chrome-finished corner protectors and clasps. Control panel has a satin black crinkle finish with white markings and text. Knobs are finished in gloss black. There are metallic grey bare metal finished connectors and switches on the control panel. Underside of lid has white paper with black text behind a clear cover. Handle has a gloss black finish. Labels are satin black with grey areas under black and white text.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Philbrick, George A. Researchers Inc., Test set, capacitance, 1956, Artifact no. 1974.0239, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1974.0239.001/
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