Box, resistance

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OBJECT TYPE: DECADE/1111 OHMS
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.1679.001

MANUFACTURER: General Radio Co.
MODEL: 602-K
LOCATION: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 2760
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD BOX/ METAL TOP/ BAKELITE KNOBS/ SYNTHETIC FEET

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 33.2 cm
Width: 12.8 cm
Height: 12.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Radio
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Cambridge

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A BOX CONTAINING A NUMBER OF PRECISION RESISTORS WHICH CAN BE CONNECTED INTO AN EXTERNAL CIRCUIT BY OPERATING DECADE DIAL SWITCHES. IT IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY AS THE ALLOWABLE CURRENT THROUGH SUCH A BOX IS LOW (REF.2, P.330)/ TO MAKE ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS IN CIRCUITS/ PRIMARILY FOR DC AND AUDIO-FREQUENCY WORK
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE LETTERING ON TOP READING 'DECADE RESISTANCE BOX, TYPE 602-K, SERIAL NO. 2760, GENERAL RADIO CO., CAMBRIDGE, MASS., U.S.A.'/ BRASS & BLACK PLATE READING 'DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, RADIO DIVISION, AVIATION SECTION, DEPT. SERIALNO. 745, DISTRICT 1'
Missing: N/A
Finish: VARNISHED WOOD/ BLACK SIMULATED LEATHER TOP/ BLACK KNOBS WITH METALLIC PAINTERS/ BLACK FEET
Decoration: N/A

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General Radio Co., Box, resistance, circa 1944, Artifact no. 1981.1679, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1981.1679.001/

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