Rheostat
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 1 MEGOHM
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0383.001
- MANUFACTURER
- NALDER BROS. & CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Westminster, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- 43277
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS CASING, TERMINALS, SWITCH & CONTACTS/ BAKELITE TOP & KNOB Ebonite top and knob (Briana Ippolito, 2021)
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 13.7 cm
- Height
- 13.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- NALDER
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Westminster
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
ELECTRICAL DEVICE FOR VARYING THE RESISTANCE OF A CIRCUIT. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON TOP: '1 MEGOHM DE'23/ NALDER BROS. & CO./ NO.43277'/ SWITCH DIAL: '0 TO 2.5 5 10 15 25 50 100 250 500 1000 INF/ THOUSANDS'. MARKINGS ARE INCISED/COTC LABEL '9079' AFFIXED TO SIDE.
- Missing
- From CA of 09/23/1996 by Kevin Machan: No - Complete
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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NALDER BROS. & CO., Rheostat, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1978.0383, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0383.001/
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