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OBJECT TYPE: LABORATORY
DATE: 1917
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0653.001

MANUFACTURER: Weston Electrical Instrument Co.
MODEL: 326
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 2461
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PERFORATED METAL & SYNTHETIC CASING/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.5 cm
Width: 17.8 cm
Height: 10.0 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: Weston
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Newark

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A PRECISION RESISTOR, PLACED IN SERIES WITH A VOLTMETER TO ENABLE MEASUREMENTS OF A HIGH VOLTAGE WITH A VOLTMETER HAVING A LOWER VOLTAGE RANGE (SMITH, E.C. 'GLOSSARY OF COMMUNICATIONS', TELEPHONY PUBLISHING CORP. 1971, P.251)
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING 'WESTON ELEC. INST. CORP./ NEWARK N.J., U.S.A./ MULTIPLIER/ TYPE 22, MAX. VOLTS 600/ MODEL 326, NO. 2461'/ PLATE READING 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ STANDARDS DIVISION/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO. L5'
Missing: N/A
Finish: PLATED METAL/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Weston Electrical Instrument Co., Multiplier, circa 1917, Artifact no. 1984.0653, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0653.001/

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