Accession No

4253

Brief Description

Standard resistor, 10 ohms, 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

plastic (ebonite); metal (brass, copper, wire)

Dimensions

length 128mm; breadth 62mm; height 96mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

on top of case: “THE CAMBRIDGE / SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO. LTD. / CAMBRIDGE. ENGLAND. / 10 W”
on base (added): “No. 2938”

Description Notes

Similar to Wh: 4252, but 10 ohms; no ventilation holes in case; hexagonal nut at top.
Condition fair, brass corroded; complete.

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