Accession No

2443

Brief Description

capacitor, by Elliott Brothers, English, 1900-1925 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Elliott Brothers

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass); plastic (ebonite, ivorine); wax

Dimensions

height 191mm; breadth 157mm; depth 113mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1978.

Inscription

‘ELLIOTT BROS. LONDON
No. 798’ (on ebonite plate)
‘3 MFD.’ (on ivorine plate on top of box)
‘C.36’ (on top of box (added))

Description Notes

Rectangular wooden box; four brass terminals mounted on ebonite plate, marked ‘I’, ‘I’, ‘I’, and ‘E’; interior of box sealed and filled with wax.

Condition: good; complete.

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