Capacitance magnifier
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- OBJECT TYPE
- FORK RELAY
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0421.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Cable & Wireless Ltd.
- MODEL
- C6
- LOCATION
- England
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General Information
- Serial #
- 0015
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD & GLASS COVER/ CAST METAL BASE/ STEEL/ METAL/BAKELITE/ RUBBER/ WIRE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.5 cm
- Width
- 26.5 cm
- Height
- 35.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Cable Wireless
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE THAT MAGNIFIES THE AMOUNT OF CHARGE A CAPACITOR USUALLY HOLDS - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE ON BASE: 'CAPACITANCE MAGNIFIER/ TYPE C6/ SERIAL NO.0015/ CABLE & WIRELESS LTD.'/ DETECTOR UNIT PLATE: 'DETECTOR UNIT/ MODEL 'C'/ CABLE & WIRELESS LTD.'/ INCISED ON FRONT LEFT MAGNET: 'MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD./ NO.203996/ OPEN GAP'/ARROW INDICATING UP/ 'N'/ GRADUATED SCALE OF '0 TO 20' ON METAL UNDER 'N'/ RIGHT MAGNET: 'MAGNET/ TYPE D-251-A/ OPEN GAP'/ ARROW INDICATING DOWN/ 'S'/ GRADUATED SCALE OF '0 TO 20' ON METAL UNDER 'S'/ COTC LABEL '6736' AFFIXED UNDER DETECTOR PLATE/ COTC IDENTIFICATION LABEL AFFIXED TO RIGHT SIDE OF COVER
- Missing
- 2 VACUUM TUBES/ FORK RELAY From CA of 08/23/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: vacuum tubes (2) from interior, pr. front position.
- Finish
- VARNISHED WOOD COVER/ BLACK ENAMELLED BASE & DETECTOR UNIT COVER
- Decoration
- N/A
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Cable & Wireless Ltd., Capacitance magnifier, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1978.0421, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0421.001/
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