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OBJECT TYPE: STACK/SELENIUM (?)
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.1094.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co. Ltd.
MODEL: A6
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS/ STEEL/ METAL/ BAKELITE

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: 7.2 cm
Height: 9.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Electricity & electronics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Westinghouse
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: DEVICE FOR CHANGING ALTERNATING CURRENT INTO DIRECT CURRENT.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON 1 END: '- +' TERMINALS; 'THE WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE & SAXBY SIGNAL CO. LTD. PAT'D. 194653, 257305, 249669, OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ [LOGO] STYLE "AG" [LOGO]/ ON OTHER END: 'AC AC' TERMINALS; 'THE WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE & SAXBY SIGNAL CO. LTD. PAT'D. 194653, 257305, 249669, OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ [LOGO] WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE/ & SIGNAL CO. LTD. [LOGO] FULLY PATENTED/ LONDON & CHIPPENHAM ENGLAND'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: SECURING BRACKETS PAINTED BLACK.
Decoration: N/A

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Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co. Ltd., Rectifier, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1978.1094, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.1094.001/

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