Accession No

2428

Brief Description

Resistance box, by W. G. Pye and Co., English, c. 1945 - 1955

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

W. G. Pye and Co.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1945

Latest Date

1955

Inscription Date

Material

wood; plastic (ebonite); metal (brass)

Dimensions

length 136mm; breadth 135mm; height 104mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1978.

Inscription

‘CONSTANTAN COILS OHMS AT 17 CENT.
W.G. PYE & CO.
CAMBRIDGE
ENG. (with logo)
No. 11006’ (on top)
‘22’ (on top, added)

Description Notes

Resistance box, by W. G. Pye & Co., English, c. 1945 - 1955.

Rectangular wooden box with ebonite top; two brass terminals; single eleven-position rotary switch with ebonite knob and metal pointer (0 to 10,000 ohms); ten coils wound on wooden bobbins arranged in circular frame, fastened to underside of top plate.
Similar to Wh: 2427.

Condition: good; complete.

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