Accession No

4304

Brief Description

Standard resistor, 100 international ohms, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1907

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1907

Latest Date

1907

Inscription Date

Material

plastic (ebonite); metal (brass, copper)

Dimensions

length 182mm; breadth 92mm; height 153mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

on top: “100 / INTERNATIONAL OHMS / MANGANIN / CORRECT AT 15.0 C / THE CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO. LTD. / CAMBRIDGE. ENGLAND. / No. 5487”

Description Notes

Similar to Wh: 4058; Condition fair; incomplete (one terminal nut missing)

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