Accession No

4301

Brief Description

fixed resistor, by Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1944

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1944

Latest Date

1944

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, copper); plastic (ebonite)

Dimensions

height 165mm; diameter 80mm; overall width 180mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘CAMBRIDGE
INSTRUMENT
CO. LTD.
ENGLAND
MANGANIN
5 OHMS AT 20˚C
No. L-184306’ (top)

Description Notes

Annular brass top; two copper rod connectors passing through ebonite blocks, and bent to horizontal with brass terminals at ends; sealed in annular black metal oil container; threaded plug in top for oil.

Condition: fine; complete (full of oil)

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