Accession No

4255

Brief Description

slide-wire DC potentiometer, thermocouple pattern, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1907

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1907

Latest Date

1907

Inscription Date

Material

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

Dimensions

length 530mm; breadth 379mm; height 184mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

“THE CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO. LTD. / CAMBRIDGE. ENGLAND. / No. 5286” (on top)

Description Notes

Slide-wire DC Potentiometer, thermocouple pattern; Camb. Sci. Inst. Co., 1907;
Three rotary dials; two slide wires with ivorine scales and brass cursors; one double tapping switch; all mounted on ebointe top; four pairs of brass terminals, labelled ‘B’, ‘G’, ‘C’, and ‘X’, mounted on rear of wooden box.

Condition: fair; incomplete (one cursor missing)

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