Bridge, Wheatstone

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0859.001

MANUFACTURER: Minneapolis-Honeywell Reg. Co.
MODEL: 1071
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 108189
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE WITH METAL FITTINGS, RUBBER FEET, METAL AND PLASTIC HANDLE/ BAKELITE AND METAL INTERIOR CASING FRONT WITH BAKELITE AND METAL CONTROLS/ GLASS GAUGE COVER.

Dimensions

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

Length: 34.5 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 19.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Honeywell
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, PROBABLY IN CONSTRUCTION AND/OR MAINTENANCE OF INSTRUMENTS MANUFACTURED BY MSC.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE BY DIRECT COMPARISON WITH A STANDARD RESISTANCE, PROVIDING MEASUREMENTS OF HIGH ACCURACY.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate reading 'MINNEAPOLIS-HONEYWELL REG. CO./ Rubicon Instruments/ Philadelphia 37, PAMADE IN U.S.A./ MODEL NO. 1071/ WHEATSTONE BRIDGE'/ white lettering for control functions and serial no. '108189'/ decal on lid exterior reading 'GOVERNMENT OF CANADA/ METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH/ INSTRUMENT DIVISION/ ELECTRONICS/ 1071/ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: CASE STAINED BROWN AND VARNISHED WITH BLACK FEET, PLATED METAL AND BROWN PLASTIC HANDLE AND METALLIC FITTINGS/ BLACK BAKELITE AND BLACK ENAMELED INTERIOR CASING WITH BLACK BAKELITE, BLACK ENAMELED, AND BRUSHED METAL CONTROLS.
Decoration: N/A

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Minneapolis-Honeywell Reg. Co., Bridge, Wheatstone, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0859, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0859.001/

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