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OBJECT TYPE: LABORATORY/MILLIVOLTMETER/PORTABLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0644.005

MANUFACTURER: Weston Electrical Instrument Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD BASE & FEET/ PERFORATED METAL CASING/ METAL HANDLES & WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 29.0 cm
Width: 25.0 cm
Height: 10.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Weston
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Newark

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A STANDARD RESISTOR, OF LOW RESISTANCE & HIGH ACCURACY, USED WITH A MILLIVOLTMETER TO PERMIT THE MEASUREMENT OF CURRENT IN AMPERES (REF.2)
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING 'PORTABLE SHUNT/ FOR/ WESTON STANDARD/MILLI-VOLTMETER NO.[?]/ MADE BY THE/ WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO./ NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A.'/ BLUE IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'L276' WITH SAME NUMBERS HAND INCISED & WRITTEN IN BLACK.
Missing: N/A
Finish: WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED/ PLATED CASING & HANDLES/ COPPER & BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Weston Electrical Instrument Co., Shunt, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.0644, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0644.005/

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