Box, resistance

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OBJECT TYPE: LABORATORY
DATE: 1902
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0670.001

MANUFACTURER: White, Kelvin & James Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Glasgow, Scotland

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General Information

Serial #: 36
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE/ SYNTHETIC INTERIOR PANEL & PARTS/ VELVET LINING/ METAL (BRASS) PARTS, bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length: 54.0 cm
Width: 29.6 cm
Height: 25.4 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: White
Country: Scotland
State/Province: Unknown
City: Glasgow

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A RESISTANCE USED IN LABORATORY AS A STANDARD OF REFERENCE FOR SUB-STANDARD RESISTANCES USED TO CALIBRATE LABORATORY STANDARDS OF RESISTANCE
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE LETTERING ON SYNTHETIC READING 'STANDARD RESISTANCE NO. 36/ WOUND WITH MANGANIN/ KELVIN & JAMES WHITE LTD./ GLASGOW & LONDON'/ BLUE IMPRESSION STAMPED LABEL READING 'L267', WITH SAME NUMBER INCISED ON SYNTHETIC & WRITTEN IN BLACK ON WOOD
Missing: N/A
Finish: WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ PURPLE LINING
Decoration: N/A

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White, Kelvin & James Ltd., Box, resistance, circa 1902, Artifact no. 1984.0670, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1984.0670.001/

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