Accession No

4237

Brief Description

Weston Normal Electrochemical Cell, by Cambridge and Paul Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1923

Origin

England; London

Maker

Cambridge and Paul Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1923

Latest Date

1923

Inscription Date

Material

metal (mercury, cadmium (sulfate solution), brass); glass

Dimensions

height 142mm; diameter 91mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

“THE CAMBRIDGE AND PAUL / INSTRUMENT CO, LTD. / ENGLAND (with logo) / WESTON NORMAL CELL / No. L-8520” (on top);
“1.01856” (on paper label on side, added)

Description Notes

Weston Normal Electrochemical Cell, Camb. & Paul Inst. Co., c. 1923.

Similar to Wh: 4057, but an alloy frame supports a larger glass cell; 10K resistor (added) in series with cell.

Condition: good (cell and wiring intact); complete

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