Rheostat
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- OBJECT TYPE
- METALLIC
- DATE
- 1860–1880
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0925.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- 4223
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 106
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ BRASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.0 cm
- Width
- 7.5 cm
- Height
- 9.0 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO TEST ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT BY INTERPOSING VARIABLE ARTIFICIAL ELECTRICAL LOADS - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON BOTTOM: 'POTENTIOMETER 600 OHMS/ PATT NO 4223 SERIAL NO 106'/ CALIBRATED DIAL '0' TO '75'/ ENGRAVED ON DIAL: 'POTENTIOMETER INCREASE VOLTAGE'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Rheostat, circa 1860–1880, Artifact no. 1968.0925, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0925.001/
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