Power supply, switching
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1904
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1971.0172.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Cambridge Scientific Instrument Mfg. Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Cambridge, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Synthetic & metal (in wood & glass case)
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 74.0 cm
- Width
- 41.0 cm
- Height
- 21.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Astronomy
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Cambridge
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Cambridge
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Used at Dominion Observatory - Function
-
To accurately measure & record temperature, free from the influence of all mechanical errors [see supp.info. for description of function of a similar dominion observatory instrument]. - Technical
-
Rapidly varying temperatures may be readily followed and measured. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Black board with brass & copper-coloured terminals, apparently un- finished metal bar with quite rusted screws through it, black handle, case is varnished wood with clear glass cover, traces of green paint around base
- Decoration
- N/A
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Cambridge Scientific Instrument Mfg. Co. Ltd., Power supply, switching, circa 1904, Artifact no. 1971.0172, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1971.0172.002/
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