Cabinet, resistor

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0100.001

MANUFACTURER: INTERNATIONAL RESISTANCE CO. LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASE, DRAWERS & KNOBS/ SYNTHETIC & METAL RESISTORS

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.5 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 14.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Electricity & electronics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: IRC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY 1940'S & 1960'S
Canada: MADE & USED IN CANADA
Function: TO HOLD A SUPPLY OF RESISTORS IN AN ORDERED FASHION SO APPROPRIATE TYPE COULD BE EASILY FOUND WHEN TECHNICIAN IS PERFORMING REPAIRS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF TYPE OF EQUIPMENT USED BY RADIO REPAIRMEN
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TOP OF CABINET: '[LOGO]/ RESISTORS/ RESIST-O-CABINET/ HANDY FORMULAS FOR DETERMINING WATTAGE, CURRENT AND RESISTANCE VALUES [EXPLANATION WITH CHART]/ INTERNATIONAL RESISTANCE COMPANY LIMITED, TORONTO, CANADA'/ ON DRAWER FRONTS: '[LOGO]/ RESISTORS/ RESISTORS/ 47_ 100_ 270_ 470_ 1,000_ 1,500_ 2,200_ [DRAWER 1]/ 2,700_ 3,300_ 4,700_ 6,800_ 10,000_ 15,000_ 22,000_ [DRAWER 2]/ 27,000_ 33,000_ 39,000_ 47,000_ 68,000_ 82,000_ 0.1MEG. [DRAWER 3]/ O.15MEG. 0.22MEG. 0.27MEG. 0.33MEG. 0.47MEG. 1.0MEG. 2.2MEG.'/ HANDWRITTEN: 'DO NOT MIX NE PAS MELANGER/ ASSORTED ASSORTIES'/ DYNATAPE: 'J H HEWSON - OTTAWA'
Missing: COMPLETE, BUT MANY OF THE RESISTORS IT CONTAINS ARE NOT THOSE WHICH WOULD HAVE COME WITH ORIGINAL CABINET
Finish: GREYPAINTED CASE/ BLUE PAINTED DRAWERS WITH YELLOW & BLUE PRINTING/ LABEL ON TOP YELLOW WITH BLUE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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INTERNATIONAL RESISTANCE CO. LTD., Cabinet, resistor, circa 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1990.0100, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0100.001/

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