Box, resistance

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OBJECT TYPE: LABORATORY
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0864.001

MANUFACTURER: SHALLCROSS MFG. CO.
MODEL: 111
LOCATION: Collingdale, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 12001
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING WITH RUBBER FEET/ BAKELITE CASING TOP WITH METAL AND CERAMIC SOCKETS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.4 cm
Width: 9.2 cm
Height: 13.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SHALLCROSS
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Collingdale

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, PROBABLY IN CONSTRUCTION AND/OR MAINTENANCE OF INSTRUMENTS MANUFACTURED BY MSC.
Function: A BOX CONTAINING A NUMBER OF PRECISION RESISTORS WHICH CAN BE CONNECTED INTO AN EXTERNAL CIRCUIT FOR TEST PURPOSES.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: White lettering on top reading 'SHALLCROSS NO.111/ STANDARD RESISTANCE'/ plate on side reading 'SERIAL NO. 12001/ MANUFACTURED BY/ SHALLCROSS MFG.CO./ COLLINGDALE, PA. U.S.A.'/ handwritten notes on white paper attached by cellophane tape aboveplate.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK WRINKLE FINISHED CASING/ BLACK RUBBER AND BAKELITE/ WHITE CERAMIC/ METALLIC PARTS
Decoration: DECAL READING 'GOVERNMENT OF CANADA/ METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH/ ELECTRONICS/ 12001/ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT'

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SHALLCROSS MFG. CO., Box, resistance, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0864, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.0864.001/

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