Accession No

4247

Brief Description

120 000 Ohm standard resistor, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, c. 1903

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1903

Latest Date

1903

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass); ebonite

Dimensions

length 230mm; breadth 235mm; height 101mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company

Inscription

‘THE CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO. LTD.
CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND
No. 2981
120,000 Ohms
manganin
T.R. 32’ (on top)

Description Notes

Rectangular ebonite top; two brass terminals; waxed manganin coil without former clamped to underside of top; in wooden box. Good condition, complete

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