Accession No

2278

Brief Description

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

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

W. G. Pye & Co.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1925

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

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

Dimensions

both height 73mm; maximum diameter 55mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Colloid Science, University of Cambridge, 1976.

Inscription

‘W.G. PYE & CO.
CAMBRIDGE
ENG (logo) 10 Ohms
.2 Amp’ (on top of both)
‘No. 12,503’ (on top, 2278.1)
‘No. 12,504’ (on top, 2278.2)
‘CCL’ (on side, 2278.2, added)

Description Notes

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

Circular ebonite top with two ventilation holes; two brass terminals; wire wound on ceramic bobbin fastened to underside of top; brass cylindrical case, painted black.

Condition: good; complete.

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