Resistance standard

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OBJECT TYPE: SHUNT/HIGH CURRENT
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0390.001

MANUFACTURER: Leeds & Northrup Co.
MODEL: 4360
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 793483
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD BASE/ METAL BAR & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.2 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Height: 8.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Electricity
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOST RAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION.
Function: INSTRUMENT USED AS CURRENT CARRYING STANDARD FOR ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS OF LARGE CURRENTS BY MEANS OF POTENTIOMETER.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING "LEEDS & NORTHRUP CO./ PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA/ MADE IN U.S.A./ CAT. NO. 4360 SERIAL NO. 793483" WITH MFR.'S LOGO ON PLATE/ INCISE BLACK LETTERING ON CROSSBARREADS ".1 OHM/ 15 AMPS/ abs"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CLEAR COATING ON BROWN WOOD/ BLACK PAINTED BAR/ BRASS COLOURED & METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Leeds & Northrup Co., Resistance standard, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1995.0390, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0390.001/

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