Accession No

4048

Brief Description

Standard Resistor, oil immersion, 1000 ohms, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1900 (c)

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (silver, platinum, copper, brass); stone (mica); glass; plastic (ebonite)

Dimensions

height 195mm; length 185mm; breadth 100mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

on top: “NPL (logo) 132-280 / CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO. LTD. / No. 1250”
on block: “1000. B.T. Ohms / P.T. A.G. / Right at C / No. 2097”
on top (added): “162”

Description Notes

Similar to Wh: 2265, but with ebonite stopper in hole in top.

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