Accession No

4057

Brief Description

Weston Normal Electrochemical Cell, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1912

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1912

Latest Date

1912

Inscription Date

Material

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

Dimensions

height 142mm; diameter 91mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

“THE CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO. LTD. / CAMBRIDGE. / ENGLAND. / No. 16417 / WESTON NORMAL / CELL” (on top);
“NPL (logo) 14185” (on top, added);
“G 1826” (on paper label on glass cell);
“25.11.53 1.01809 / 6.10.55 1.0185” (on paper lable on side, added);

Description Notes

Weston Normal Electrochemical Cell, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co., 1912.

Circular ebonite top; two brass terminals and hole for thermometer; brass frame on underside of top supports; H-shaped glass cell; in brass cylindrical case.

Condition: Fair (edge of top broken, cell and wiring intact, mismatched terminal screws); complete

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