Test set, radio frequency

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OBJECT TYPE: WHEATSTONE BRIDGE/LAB
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.1836.001

MANUFACTURER: General Radio Co.
MODEL: 516C
LOCATION: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 632
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASING WITH METAL FRONT/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS WITH METAL DIALS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 30.5 cm
Width: 19.8 cm
Height: 41.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: General Radio
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Cambridge

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A CAPACITANCE BRIDGE USES A BALANCED ELECTRICAL NETWORK FOR MEASURING THE CAPACITY FOR HOLDING ELECTRICAL CHARGE, IN UNITS OF FARADS, MICROFARADS, OR MICROMICROFARADS (REF.1)
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED GOLD MFR'S & MODEL NAMES, SERIAL NO., CONTROL FUNCTIONS & SCALES, MFR'S LOGO ON FRONT PANEL/ TWO PARALLEL INCISED LINES CLOSE TO BACK EDGE OF CASING
Missing: HANDLE ?
Finish: WOOD STAINED BROWN & VARNISHED/ BLACK CRACKLE FINISH ON FRONT PANEL/ BLACK KNOBS/ RED-BROWN SYNTHETIC/ BRUSHED METAL DIALS
Decoration: N/A

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General Radio Co., Test set, radio frequency, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1981.1836, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.1836.001/

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