Bridge, scale wire

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1870
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0611.001

MANUFACTURER: Buffalo Instrument Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Buffalo, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET; METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS AND HARDWARE, bakelite

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 35.0 cm
Width: 22.3 cm
Height: 9.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Buffalo
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Buffalo

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1870'S TO 1940'S (?)
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO MEASURE THE RESISTANCE OF WIRES IN A CIRCUIT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO CALIBRATE INSTRUMENTS CONNECTED TO THE CIRCUIT/ ALSO USED FOR LOCATING TROUBLE LINES IN THE CIRCUIT
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY ELECTRICAL TEST EQUIPMENT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CHART AFFIXED TO INSIDE LID TITLED: 'DIRECT READING TABLE OF RESISTANCE/ FOR/ SCALE WIRE BRIDGE'/ STAMPED 2 TIMES ON CHART: 'COPYRIGHTED/ BUFFALO INSTRUMENT CO.'/ ENGRAVED ON TOP OF METAL POSTS: '1 10 1000 10000'
Missing: N/A
Finish: VARNISHED CABINET/ POLISHED METAL
Decoration: N/A

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Buffalo Instrument Co., Bridge, scale wire, circa 1870, Artifact no. 1969.0611, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0611.001/

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