Box, resistance

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0394.001

MANUFACTURER: Leeds & Northrup Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 191195
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASING WITH CERAMIC? TOP/ METAL CONTACTS & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.8 cm
Width: 14.7 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: Leeds Northrup
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOST RAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION.
Function: RESISTANCE BOX IS RHEOSTAT CONTAINING ASSEMBLY OF RESISTORS OF DEFINITE VALUES SO ARRANGED THAT RESISTANCE OF CIRCUIT IN WHICH IT IS CONNECTED MAY BE CHANGED BY KNOWN AMOUNTS, USED FOR TEST PURPOSES.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED WHITE LETTERING ON TOP READS "LEEDS & NORTHRUP CO./ PHILADELPHIA/ 191195/ MADE IN U.S.A." & "TOTAL RESISTANCE 1000000 [OHMS]"/ INCISED WHITE DIAL NUMBERS & MARKINGS
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CLEAR COATING ON BROWN WOOD/ BROWN TOP/ METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK KNOBS
Decoration: N/A

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Leeds & Northrup Co., Box, resistance, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0394, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1995.0394.001/

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