Rheostat

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OBJECT TYPE: 550 V/100 Ohm/field
DATE: 1925–1926
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0550.010

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 10
Total Parts: 11
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal and synthetic rheostat

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1926 TO 1956
Canada: FIRST CANADA TO GREAT BRITAIN SHORTWAVE LINK. ALL BRASS WORK WAS CUT, DRILLED TAPPED & ASSEMBLED LOCALLY ACCORDING TO WILFRED ROGER WHO STARTED WORK IN OCT. 1925(?) WITH THE MARCONI CO. IN DRUMMONDVILLE, QUEBEC.
Function: TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF ELECTRIC CURRENT IN A CIRCUIT BY CHANGING THE RESISTANCE.
Technical: ONE OF THE FIRST COMMERCIAL SW TRANSMITTERS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On manufacturer's plate: "[logo] RHEOSTAT/ CR 8001 CAT43669/ VOLTS MAX. 550 OHMS 100/ AMP. 6 RES. OUT. 3 RES. IN./ FOR FIELD/ PATENT 1770839/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., U.S.A."
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Predominantly black rheostat with black and silver-coloured manufacturer's plate.
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Rheostat, between 1925–1926, Artifact no. 1976.0550, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1976.0550.010/

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