Bridge, conductivity

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0418.001

MANUFACTURER: INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS INC.
MODEL: RC-16B1
LOCATION: Cedar Grove, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 65970
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE/ INSIDE PLATE OF METAL/ PLASTIC BUTTONS & METER/ LEATHER HANDLE IN FRONT/ RUBBER CORD/ 2 SETS OF WIRING/ELECTRICAL CORD, bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.5 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: 20.0 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: INDUSTRIAL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Cedar Grove

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED IN AGRICULTURE CANADA ANIMAL DISEASE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NEPEAN, ON.
Function: FOR MEASUREMENT OF RESISTANCE AND ELECTROLYTIC CONDUCTIVITY.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: SILVER LETTERING ON PLATE READS: ‘CONDUCTIVITY BRIDGE/ MODEL RC-16B1/ FOR MEASUREMENT/ OF RESISTANCE/ AND ELECTROLYTIC/ CONDUCTIVITY/ 20 WATTS/ 115 VOLTS/ 50-60 CYCLES/ SERIAL NO. 65970/ Industrial Instruments Inc.' [WITH LOGO]/ ON-OFF SWITCH/ SENSITIVITY BUTTON/ DIAL CONTROL BUTTON/ MULTIPLY BY .01-.1-1-10-100-1000 BUTTON/ 1-2-3 SMALL BUTTONS/ 50-60 C.P.S./ 1000 C.P.S. SWITCH/ INSTRUCTIONS ENTITLED: ‘CONDUCTIVITY BRIDGE'; BOTTOM OF CARD READS: ‘Industrial Instruments Inc./ 89 COMMERCE ROAD/ CEDAR GROVE N.J.'/ METAL PLATE SCREWED TO CASE FRONT, BELOW HANDLE BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: ‘FISHER [LOGO] SCIENTIFIC/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PRINTED ON CARDBOARD AND MOUNTED INSIDE BOX LID.
Missing: N/A
Finish: LACQUERED WOOD/ BLACK PAINTED METAL WITH SILVER EDGE/ BLACK PLASTIC BUTTONS/ TRANSPARENT PLASTIC METER/ BLACK LEATHER/ BLACK ELECTRICAL CORD
Decoration: N/A

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INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS INC., Bridge, conductivity, circa 1958, Artifact no. 1987.0418, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0418.001/

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