Rheostat

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OBJECT TYPE: FIELD REGULATING
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0258.001

MANUFACTURER: Cutler-Hammer Mfg. Co.
MODEL: 11034
LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 689480
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.0 cm
Width: 24.0 cm
Height: 12.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Power sources
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Cutler Hammer
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Milwaukee

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: AN ADJUSTABLE RESISTOR SO CONSTRUCTED THAT ITS RESISTANCE MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT OPENING THE CIRCUIT IN WHICH IT IS CONNECTED, THEREBY CONTROLLING THE CURRENT IN THE CIRCUIT.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PARTLY ILLEGIBLE MFR'S PLATE READING 'FIELD REGULATING RHEOSTAT/ MAX AMP 4.00, MIN AMP. 2.00, VOLTS 125/ OHMS 40, CODE NO. 11034, SERIAL 689486', & 'THE CUTLER-HAMMER/ MFR. CO./ MILWAUKEE, WIS.' WITH PARTIALLY ILLEGIBLE PATENT DATE.
Missing: From CA of 07/29/1997 by Gordon Perrault: Yes - rheostat only
Finish: BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Cutler-Hammer Mfg. Co., Rheostat, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1985.0258, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0258.001/

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