Accession No

1546

Brief Description

Resistance box, by W. G. Pye and Co., English, c. 1910 - 1920

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

W. G. Pye and Co.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1910

Latest Date

1920

Inscription Date

Material

wood; plastic (ebonite); metal (brass)

Dimensions

length 224mm; breadth 110mm; height 154mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated. Owned by C.M. Sleeman (1883-197(3?)), Fellow of Queen’s College; Cambridge, who, prior to 1912, taught physics to medical students at the Cavendish Laboratory.

Inscription

‘W.G. PYE & CO. CAMBRIDGE’ (on top)

Description Notes

Resistance box, by W. G. Pye & Co., English, c. 1910 - 1920.

Rectangular wooden box with ebonite top; two brass terminals; brass blocks with eight plug receptors; seven brass and ebonite plugs; eight coils wound on wooden bobbins fastened to underside of top plate.

Condition: fine; incomplete (one plug missing).

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