Box, resistance

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2407.001

MANUFACTURER: Carpentier, J.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC BASE & PARTS/ BRASS CASING & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 9.5 cm
Height: 13.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Electricity
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Carpentier
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: PART OF LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF OVER 7500 ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN 1960S. COLLECTION WAS THOUGHT TO BE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA & WAS DONATED TO NMST IN 1992.
Function: INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE RESISTANCE IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BY COMPARING IT WITH STANDARDS OF KNOWN RESISTANCE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF RESISTANCE BOX BY JULES CARPENTIER (1851-1921; BUSINESS FL. <1877-1907+), MFR. OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS & PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ. IN PARIS. HE MODERNIZED HIS MFG. PROCESSES BY SUBDIVIDING PRODUCTION TASKS & INTRODUCING NEW TOOLS &FABRICATION PRACTICES. SEE ANOTHER CARPENTIER RESISTANCE BOX IN SUPP. INFO. [REF. 3].
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED LETTERING ON CASING TOP READS IN SCRIPT "J. Carpentier/ Paris"
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: GOLD FINISH/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Carpentier, J., Box, resistance, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.2407, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.2407.001/

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