Potentiometer

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OBJECT TYPE: STUDENT
DATE: 1930–1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0394.001

MANUFACTURER: Leeds & Northrup Co.
MODEL: 7651
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 136499
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN BOX & LID/ METAL HARDWARE/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS AND TOP PANEL/ METAL WORKING PARTS/ CARDSTOCK INSTRUCTIONS

Dimensions

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

Length: 34.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 16.0 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: Leeds Northrup
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN CANADA
Function: TO MEASURE HIGHLY PRECISELY, ELECTROMOTIVE FORCES OR POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES BY COMPARING THEM WITH KNOWN POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON TOP PANEL: 'LEEDS & NORTHRUP CO./ PHILADELPHIA/ 136499/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ DIAL NUMBERING: '0' [TO] '1.5'/ OTHER MARKINGS: 'BA.+' '.01' '1' 'R' 'E-' 'L1' 'L' 'E+' 'H' 'H1'/ PAINTED ON BOTTOM: 'R-725'
Missing: N/A
Finish: WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED/ BLACK SYNTHETIC WITH WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Leeds & Northrup Co., Potentiometer, circa 1930–1960, Artifact no. 1988.0394, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0394.001/

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