Accession No

2277

Brief Description

Weston normal electrochemical cell, by H. Tinsley and Company, English, 1915

Origin

England; London SE25

Maker

H. Tinsley and Company

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1905

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

plastic (ebonite); metal (mercury; cadmium (sulfate solution); brass); glass

Dimensions

height 141mm; diameter 83mm

Special Collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

“STANDARD CELL / WESTON / TYPE 1268 / 1.01824 VOLTS AT 20 C / H. TINSLEY & CO. LONDON S.E. 25 / No. 30851” (on top)

Description Notes

Weston Normal Electrochemical Cell, by H. Tinsley & Co., dec. 1915.

Circular, reddish ebonite top; two ebonite-covered brass terminals; hole for thermometer, with plug; brass frame on underside of top supports H-shaped glass cell; in brass cylindrical cup.

Condition: good (cell and wiring intact); complete

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