Accession No

2429

Brief Description

wire coil resistors, by W. G. Pye and Company, English, 1925 - 1950 (c)

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

W. G. Pye and Company

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1925

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

1954

Material

metal (wire, brass); wood

Dimensions

2429a height 86mm; maximum diameter 45mm 2429b height 65mm; breadth 84mm; depth 46mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1978.

Inscription

‘W.G. PYE & CO.
CAMBRIDGE’ (on top, both)
‘10,000
OHMS’ (on top, 2429a)
‘1000
OHMS’ (on top, 2429b)
‘PCL’ (on top, 2429a, added)
‘C3’ (on side, 2429a, added)
‘C3
18 JUN 1954’ (on side, 2429b, added)

Description Notes

Wire coil resistor, by W. G. Pye & Co., English, c. 1925 - 1950.

Wire wound on wooden bobbins; two threaded brass terminals (on top on Wh: 2429a; on side on Wh: 2429b).

Condition: good; complete.

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