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- OBJECT TYPE
- 1/20 OHM/30 AMP
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0194.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Crompton & Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- 65
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS, GLASS, AND WOOD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 30.0 cm
- Width
- 19.0 cm
- Height
- 6.5 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
- Crompton
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- PROBABLY THE 1950S
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE - Function
-
USED FOR ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF LARGE CURRENTS WITH A POTENTIONMETER. IT IS CONNECTED INTO A ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT TO INTRODUCE A SPECIFIED RESISTANCE. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE ON TOP: '1/20 OHM 30 AMPS/ Crompron & Co Ltd/ London & Chelmsford/ No 65'/ SCRATCHED ON WOOD: 'L 121'/ DYMOTAPE: 'L 121'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- WOOD STAINED AND VARNISHED/ METAL BANDS PAINTED BLACK ENAMEL/ BRASS LACQUERED/ BLACK GLASS FEET
- Decoration
- N/A
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Crompton & Co. Ltd., Resistance standard, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0194, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0194.001/
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