Accession No

4424

Brief Description

resistance box, W & J George Ltd., 1900 (c)

Origin

157; Gt. Charles Street; Birmingham; England

Maker

W & J George Ltd

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood (mahogany); metal

Dimensions

length 254mm; breadth 148mm; height 58mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased in Christie’s Nicholas Webster Collection sale, 26/09/1991, lot 64.

Inscription

‘W. & J. GEORGE LTD.
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT MAKERS
157. GT. CHARLES STREET.
BIRMINGHAM.’ (plaque)

Description Notes

Mahogany base upon which are fixed 8 resistance plugs. Each plug has 3 pins, 2 of which are plugged into the 2 receiving pins that lie in 8 places on the base. 3 screw clamp connectors for the wires. Each plug has a value engraved on the top: 1, 2, 2, 5, 10, 20, 20, 50.

Condition: fine; complete.

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