Accession No

4047

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 64mm; height 98mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

on top of case: “CAMBRIDGE / SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO. LTD. / ENGLAND No. 2151 / 10 ohms”
on base (added): “304”

Description Notes

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

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