Capacitor

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OBJECT TYPE: LABORATORY
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0661.001

MANUFACTURER: Tinsley, H. & Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 1363
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE WITH METAL FITTINGS/ GLASS LID/ SYNTHETIC INTERIOR PANEL & KNOBS/ BRASS WORKING PARTS, bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.8 cm
Width: 18.6 cm
Height: 17.1 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: Tinsley
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A DEVICE FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY, BLOCKING THE FLOW OF DIRECT CURRENT & PERMITTING THE FLOW OF ALTERNATING CURRENT TO A DEGREE PERMITTED BY THE FREQUENCY & ITS CAPACITANCE
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE LETTERING ON SYNTHETIC READING 'H. TINSLEY & CO. LONDON S.E. NO. 1363'/ LETTERING ON BRASS READING 'MICROFARAD' & 'EARTH'/ BLUE IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'L138', WITH SAME NUMBER INCISED ON SYNTHETIC
Missing: N/A
Finish: WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Tinsley, H. & Co., Capacitor, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.0661, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0661.001/

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