Accession No

4050

Brief Description

resistance box, by Elliott Brothers, English, 1900-1910 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Elliott Brothers

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1910

Inscription Date

Material

wood; plastic (ebonite); metal (brass)

Dimensions

length 155mm; breadth 161mm; height 106mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘ELLIOTT BROS.
LONDON.
No. 202 TEMP. 18.3 C.’ (on top)

Description Notes

Rectangular wooden box with ebonite top; eight brass blocks, each with threaded terminal, on top; socket for plug between each block marked ‘10 000’, ‘20 000’,’30 000’, and ‘40 000’; four coils wound on wooden bobbins fastened to underside of top plate.

Condition: poor (brass discoloured; box worn, internal wiring broken); incomplete (plugs missing).

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